Documentaries Quote by Roger Deakins

I started shooting pictures because I had all these photographers around me, and life was kind of boring creatively because you play the same…

— Johnny Colt

There were a couple of times, leading up to shooting [Ordinary World], where I was like, "Oh, my god, what did I get myself…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

I found my father's Super8mm film camera when I was around eight years old and started shooting with it. I had no idea what…

— Gabriel Campisi

It was many years ago when I started shooting and I took it up as a complete hobby and a pastime.

— Abhinav Bindra

Though I am born into a film family, I hardly had much exposure to shooting during my growing years. My first film actually taught…

— Alia Bhatt

I became hooked on the idea of being able to shoot an image and process it myself, and end up with a product.

— Leonard Nimoy

I love the idea of documentaries. I love seeing documentaries, and I love making them. Documentaries are incredibly easy to shoot. The ease with…

— Jonathan Demme

Coming from a filmy background, I have seen everything growing up, but even at that point of time, it never really fascinated me. I…

— Sonakshi Sinha

When I was a kid, I'd create my own movies at home. I'd record myself doing a scene, then stop the camera, change my…

— Meagan Tandy

For seven years, I made films in the cinema verite tradition - photographing what was happening without manipulating it. Then I realised I wanted…

— Mira Nair

My dad bought me a camera, and I started taking it everywhere with me. I realised how much I was enjoying the whole process…

— Brooklyn Beckham

My first narrative films developed out of a documentary process - finding someone who was willing to be filmed, watching, listening, taking copious notes…

— Debra Granik