Films are neither true nor false. That includes my films, as well as others. They may make claims that are true or false, but films are too complex. They have too many ingredients.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Truth is quite constricting, in a way. You endlessly see at the start of a film 'This is a true story'.
I'm one of those people, when I see a film, I believe it to be true. You know, sort of the authenticity of the camera and seeing things on a screen.
Every fact in my films is true. And yet how often do I have to read over and over again about supposed falsehoods?
I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it's nice to know the people you're making a movie about.
People see truth in my films. That's what they react to, and that's what they relate to.
Truth be told, I hear stories every day that would make you say, 'If you put that in a movie, you wouldn't believe it.' Real life really is kinda incredible; the stories from people's actual lives defy credibility. People's lives are messy, humans are messy, and they're flawed.
There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can't be proven to exist. Nothing is there.
You should bear in mind that almost all my documentaries are feature films in disguise.
We all do films believing in them completely, but sometimes, the audiences like what we like, and other times, they don't.
Films are always a fiction, not documentary. Even a documentary is a kind of fiction.