One of the great ironies of my career is that people imagine me as some sort of hardcore metal guy because of the Metallica film.

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.

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'm a filmmaker who is known for these ambiguous portraits that tell multiple sides of the story without really telling the audience what to think.

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.

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

One of the great ironies of my career is that people imagine me as some sort of hardcore metal guy because of the Metallica film.