Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.
You have to take a lot of bad pictures. Dont' be afraid to take bad pictures... You have to take a lot of bad pictures in order to know when you've got a good one.
Taking photos is a form of collecting.
I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch and I do love big screen documentaries.
Dictators are interesting, no?
You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.