Comfortable Quote by Zara McDermott

I make documentaries from time to time to remind myself of reality. It's like musicians doing scales to keep their fingers working: when you're…

— Agnes Varda

I did a few documentaries as co-director and cameraman. I started off shooting a film about the war in Rhodesia. Then I did a…

— Roger Deakins

So I do tend to do documentaries where I can move in and out of them.

— Michael Apted

I have always felt that documentaries are an opportunity for me to witness a world that I know nothing about.

— Chris Hegedus

My obsession with documentary coincided with this job I had where I worked for a private investigator for about a year after graduating. I…

— John Wilson

I'm a documentary filmmaker, so often I'm in the position of talking to people who are sharing stories that are critically important to share,…

— Kristi Jacobson

I'm primarily an actor and only make documentaries when I see a story others have missed.

— Keith Allen

I watch documentaries for information. I watch films to be entertained.

— Meshell Ndegeocello

The documentaries were something that I could do for a small amount of money, and then I felt like as long as I found…

— Ava DuVernay

I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've…

— Forest Whitaker

I'm fascinated by documentaries, to begin with. Because of the nature of television, as opposed to theatrical, documentaries can be in this long form…

— Barry Levinson

I love documentaries, I like observing real people.

— Tracey Ullman