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What we call 'the news' always has tried to tell a story, and it's always told the story it wanted or, put most positively, whatever story it believed needed telling.

I tend to gravitate toward reporters who cover all aspects of the story: from personal aspects to the big picture that answer the 'so what' of a story.

Sometimes, in a fictional story, you can be more honest and truthful, actually. As a journalist, you're a prisoner of the data, in effect. You have to tell the story with evidence you can verify.

I think you tell the story that has to be told. You tell the story that's the truth. You tell the story that readers will be interested in and should know about.

If you are a reliable, honest journalist, sources will open up and trust you and share good information.

You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any form of journalism you're involved with is going to be up against a biased viewpoint and partial knowledge.

Stories are different every time you tell them - they allow so many possible narratives.

As a journalist, as a screenwriter and as a director, I'm trying to tell compelling and truthful stories.

You have to go where the story is to report on it. As a journalist, you're essentially running to things that other people are running away from.