The very idea of photography is as Oliver Wendell Holmes said in the 19th century, "it's a mirror with a memory."
Errol MorrisYou can't tell by looking at a film-clip whether it is a drama or a documentary without knowing how it was produced.
Errol MorrisForty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're going down a rabbit hole once again - and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps I've done some damn good here!
Errol MorrisI don't believe that you can talk about a photograph being true or false. I don't think such a claim has any meaning.
Errol MorrisBasically, "Making a Murderer" chronicles a set of crimes committed in Wisconsin: Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The first crime is a miscarriage of justice. Steven Avery is convicted and sentenced to a very, very long prison sentence for the assault on a woman. And it comes to light through DNA evidence that he was not the assailant.
Errol MorrisWar is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is difficult, if not impossible, thing to understand, yet we feel compelled to describe it as though it has meaning - even virtue. It starts for reasons often hopelessly obscure, meanders on, then stops
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