Writing is a form of talking, although writing is such an odd thing in and of itself. People go about it in such different ways.

Maybe today I would call Fred Leuchter and there would be two or three other documentary filmmakers interested in his story simply because of the exposure.

Part of the mystery of any given photograph is the fact that it was taken at a certain time and in a certain place and time keeps moving on. A photograph might be a moment in time preserved, but the world continues to change around it.

It's really hard to know why certain artists become famous and others don't.

I don't think that anybody really makes films quite like mine. That's maybe true of any filmmaker.

I think calling someone a character is a compliment.

There's this crazy thinking that style guarantees truth. You go out with a hand-held camera, use available light, and somehow the truth emerges.