Errol Morris Quotes
Twenty to thirty years ago, who was making documentary films? Nobody. Well, relatively few people. It was an art form that had limited theatrical distribution, if any at all. Some television distribution, but relatively small audiences regardless. And in the intervening years it's become more and more popular with a lot of people.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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I always have coffee and porridge for breakfast.
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If you're driving, and a cop is behind you, you automatically think they're going to pull you over, but cops have so much more going on than to think about pulling you over. The last thing a real cop wants to do is write a ticket. That's the truth.
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I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.
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I've removed legs from dogs on the bed of my truck on the farm.
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Being an actor does make you aware of your age.
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Whatever you do needs to be sustainable over time, and taking the money in the short term and taking it in a bubble - like buying an Internet stock in 2000 - may not be sustainable.
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I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know what he's talking about.
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My diet is always extremely important to me. I've taken a new approach to eating in terms of my blood type. I really don't eat much chicken, sugar, salts, or beef. Just eating clean and feeling so much better.
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I've talked to law enforcement officials at the state and local level who say that violence against women is going up. In any case, we think that it's an important issue whether it's going up or not. And we are determined to stop it.
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I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.
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The first thing is to hang on to everybody who is talented, who is entrepreneurial, who wants to make an impact and a change and start attracting ones.
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I've done classical theaters. I played Hamlet myself and Romeo.
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It seems so long ago that I played the part of the Doctor.
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Who doesn't feel commands. He who only thinks what is required in order to win, wins.
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I claim the right not to incriminate myself.
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The moral cannibalism of all hedonist and altruist doctrines lies in the premise that the happiness of one man necessitates the injury of another.
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I'd say that if you had a strained relationship with your mom, for whatever reason, the best thing to do is be open with each other, talk it over, try and work it out somehow as opposed to just putting a wall up and pushing them away.
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If I learned anything from Betty coming into my life, it's to just be open to all the things that come along.
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I think if people have more of an understanding of what I'm doing, then they'll appreciate it and get into it more.
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In general, when you have success on the field, you're more popular, and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more, and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say.
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I'm trying to move a little more toward literary fiction while still retaining a popular feel.
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Twenty to thirty years ago, who was making documentary films? Nobody. Well, relatively few people. It was an art form that had limited theatrical distribution, if any at all. Some television distribution, but relatively small audiences regardless. And in the intervening years it's become more and more popular with a lot of people.
