Cinema Quote by RaMell Ross

Most people look at a feature film and say, "It's just a movie." For me there is no border or wall between fiction and…

— Mano Khalil

I believe every time you film anybody, you create reality with that person - whether it's fiction or nonfiction. If you acknowledge that filming…

— Joshua Oppenheimer

I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting…

— Ken Burns

A film is not a documentary. And what's wonderful about film is that it's a real provocation for people. I never, ever see film…

— Cate Blanchett

In my mind, there isn't as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad…

— Abbas Kiarostami

Every time you are getting ready to make a shot in a documentary film, you are asking yourself questions about your cinematographic approach. You…

— Rithy Panh

I've always intended to eventually make films. I've always been very aware of tone and shots. But documentaries are a great proving ground for…

— George Ratliff

I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're really there.

— Jamie Bell

Even though I was making documentaries, my films had fictional elements to them. I think I like blurring those distinctions because so much of…

— Ruth Ozeki

Films are always a fiction, not documentary. Even a documentary is a kind of fiction.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

Filmmakers are picking up true incidents from real life and making films, which is good.

— Dharmendra

I think any film that is based on life or real events you want it to be accurate but what really matters is that…

— Lucinda Coxon