I'm not somebody who comes in with a whole outline, and says, "Here's the movie we're going to make." That's not what a documentary is for me. I think a documentary is about capturing events as they unfold in real time.

I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie.

People were always pointing the finger at the fast food industry. And I was a big fan of personal responsibility - you know, no one is forcing you to eat. We're not geese being stuffed with corn.

The advice I give to every filmmaker is you have to be tenacious. You can't give up.

There are always advancements that are happening with mining technology and the ability to detect gases or methane within the mine. Those things are moving forward every day.

Film is an oversimplification of things. That it really boils things down and makes them too simple.

Seventy-five percent of Americans don't even have passports. We don't even think about traveling beyond our borders.