I feel like throughout history we've heard bullshit from politicians, but now we're at the perfect intersection of technology and entertainment where we can, in real time, produce something that holds people accountable. That's an exciting time to be living in.
Morgan SpurlockWhen I experience something or feel something, that's kind of transferred to the audience. There's a lot of great breakthrough moments that come out of that.
Morgan SpurlockPart of living is understanding where the fringes are. Once you know how far people go, you can say, "Well, here's how I choose to represent myself."
Morgan SpurlockSeventy-five percent of Americans don't even have passports. We don't even think about traveling beyond our borders.
Morgan SpurlockI think people need to see on both sides. Seeing how the people in the Palestinian Territories can't move around - it's a maze now, with the wall, the road blocks and everything else. It takes you hours to get from one person's house to your job or to a friend or even to the hospital if someone's hurt. Then you go into Israel and see in Tel Aviv, where they have 12-18 bomb threats a day, which are real. It completely disrupts their life. Or Sderot where bombs are falling daily from the sky fired by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Morgan SpurlockBy what you decide to put on your body, for example, you're already making a personal judgement. That's an incredible thing that happens...we set our own standards even before we walk out the door. Most of the time, those standards are self insulting. Most of the time we belittle ourselves, because we can't have the things we think we're suppose to have. That's what we've bought into.
Morgan Spurlock