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."

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.

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.

If people spend two hours thinking about the direction of their own lives and can relate to the stories they see on screen, to me that's a success.

The filmmaker is not telling you what to think.

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.