Brian McGinn Quotes

United States, Director
December 10, 1984

Brian McGinn is an Emmy-nominated director, writer and producer. He is best known for directing, writing and producing the Netflix documentary Amanda Knox, executive producing and directing the Netflix series Chef's Table, and co-creating the Netflix series Street Food.

Also known as Writer, Producer

With the rise of the reality show, everyone thinks they can be a celebrity, or that it would be a positive to be a celebrity, or that everyone who's in the news is a celebrity, and I think that there are a lot of people who don't choose to be on the front page, and yet they're still there.

Brian McGinn
That's what happens when you're making a movie, you find yourself really loving all these people sitting across from you.

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- People
- Movie

The way we as a world consume stories - and sometimes people - is a phenomenon that we're seeing much more of now.

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- People
- Way
- Phenomenon
Of course, you can never really know if someone is fully revealing himself to you or not, so all we can go by is our own gut feelings.

Brian McGinn
- Feelings
The idea of celebrity is becoming more and more appealing to people.

Brian McGinn
- People
- Idea
- Celebrity
It's hard any time people are sitting down and looking at you across a camera and saying, "I believe that you guys will tell my story faithfully." That's getting to the core principle of being a journalist or a documentarian where people trust you with their stories.

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- Story
- Guys
- Camera
I think that the key to any interview is allowing people to feel comfortable enough that they forget they're being interviewed.

Brian McGinn
- People
- Key
- Interview
The real battle is in choosing in the edit room. It's in how you contextualize information.

Brian McGinn