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I've always seen TV as... it didn't occupy the same rarefied space as literature, but it's art you can use day to day. I've never been hung up on where it figures in the hierarchy of learning.

From Louis Theroux

When you're in your 40s, you become more conscious of life being of limited duration and that you need to create memories and go on little adventures from time to time.

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I just follow the subjects I'm interested in.

From Louis Theroux

I'm not trying to acquire a reputation as serious documentary maker for its own sake.

From Louis Theroux

People say I'm deceptively unassuming, but that's the way I go through life. I'm not flash. You can make it sound calculated, but it's pretty much just me.

From Louis Theroux

I like eating food after it's gone off.

From Louis Theroux

I'm not necessarily scanning for clues when I make documentaries.

From Louis Theroux

As a BBC broadcaster, I really do hope that the new incarnation of 'Top Gear' with Chris Evans does well.

From Louis Theroux

It's in the DNA of Scientology that they don't trust journalists.

From Louis Theroux

I think people are so immersed in the anti-Scientology mindset by consuming tabloid media and stories about space aliens. It's baffling. When I say I want to see a more positive side of the church, all I'm saying is I want to get past these headlines that talk about aliens and Tom Cruise jumping on a sofa.

From Louis Theroux

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