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

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.

The world is watching, and you better be fair.

The Metallica film was like this incredible life experience where I learned the most through guys that stereotypically you would think couldn't offer much to you. That's what I love about the film: It explodes your stereotype of them - they're not just a bunch of lugheads banging on the guitar.

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

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.

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.