If 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. I’m not saying that the truth doesn’t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.

Photographs attract false beliefs the way flypaper attracts flies.

Appearing on the front page of the New York Times even given the state of papers today is still something that's seen by a lot of people.

Maybe existence is ultimately a lonely thing.

What's interesting is that Citizen Kane was meant as an anti-fascist/anti-capitalist melodrama and for Donald Trump it becomes just another kind of misogynistic claim that misses the point.

I never intended to be a documentary filmmaker. I think I became a documentary filmmaker because I had trouble writing, and I had trouble finishing things.

It's pretty clear that fame isn't inextricably connected with merit .