Documentary Quote by RaMell Ross

Filmmaking is a language where you empathise with human situations. Unless you have empathy for characters, you shouldn't be a filmmaker.

— Rajiv Menon

I think empathy is a beautiful thing. I think that's the power of film though. We have one of the most powerful, one of…

— Michelle Rodriguez

Movies are like a machine that generates empathy,

— Roger Ebert

We make movies to endorse our own personal feelings. I am not, in fact, a documentary filmmaker. I've got my personal beliefs, and I'm…

— Rod Lurie

I suppose every filmmaker, at least the filmmakers I really like, are amateur psychologists to a degree. Or they come from a psychological approach,…

— Lynne Ramsay

MANY MANAGE TO SEPARATE THEIR LIFE FROM THEIR FILMS. THEY LIVE ONE WAY AND EXPRESS OTHER IDEAS IN THEIR WORKS. THEY ARE ABLE TO…

— Andrei Tarkovsky

Emotionally, light very much influences, I feel, the audience. It's not something that most audience members are conscious of, which is a good thing,…

— Greig Fraser

This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding…

— Ben Edwards

Filmmaking creates a sort of - trust, maybe. It has led me to a group of people I feel good with. We have something…

— Claire Denis

Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people.

— Roger Ebert

I feel like there's a lot of sympathy and camaraderie among documentary filmmakers.

— Morgan Neville

For me, documentary photography has always come with great responsibility. Not just to tell the story honestly and with empathy, but also to make…

— Giles Duley