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 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 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.

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.

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.

You have to remain open to the situation that you're filming otherwise you might miss the story.

The filmmaker is not telling you what to think.