I actually have come to believe that if people were more connected to their fellow human beings, if we all felt more centred and fulfilled in our lives, maybe we would be pointing our cameras at a lot less social ills.

I never believe I'm presenting objective reality; I also don't want to delude people into thinking that my subject is talking directly to them.

I felt like the universe was tapping me on the shoulder saying, "You're the guy who has to tell this story because nobody else is."

If a concert film is an experience of the musicianship without critiquing it, then this, too, is dropping you into a world and letting you experience it.

There`s a fine line between balanced journalism and trial by television.

I don`t know the facts surrounding Andrew Jarecki`s work. I think it`s a triumph of television. But it does raise troubling issues that I think we as a documentary community, you know, need to address.

I mean, "The Jinx" is an amazing piece of cinema and amazing television moment, it`s rare documentarians can feel the direct impact of their work.