Forty 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 think that anybody really makes films quite like mine. That's maybe true of any filmmaker.
Errol MorrisThe very idea of photography is as Oliver Wendell Holmes said in the 19th century, "it's a mirror with a memory."
Errol MorrisIf you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. Iโm not saying that the truth doesnโt matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.
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
Errol Morris