I'm an observer in life, not a participant. That's why I'm a documentarian who looks through a camera. I'm not a touchy-feely person; I'm not a seminar person.

Chevron has wrapped itself in some pretty good arguments that make you scratch your head. The moral responsibility is certainly at its door. I leave it to other people to figure out whether there's legal responsibility.

I like to blow up stereotypes, like taking the icons of metal, the epitome of male testosterone and showing them as regular people.

The world is watching, and you better be fair.

Any documentary; any capturing of a non-fiction event, is a hyper-realistic condensation of reality that hopefully reveals an emotional truth. It's never the actual literal truth of an event.

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.

Life is much more complex than the black-and-white sound bites that you get on television. There are nuances and shades of gray.