We all identify with the people we see, and in a good documentary, we are not just reading an account of the world, we're seeing and hearing our world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What we view in the media - and who presents it to us - does so much to determine how we think, how we feel about ourselves, and how we view the world.
I don't think anyone really gets used to being recognized around the world. It kind of feels like a videogame at times, especially with paparazzi and people following you and things of that nature. But it's part of who I am now.
We see the world not as it is, but as we are.
We, as Americans, have so much to learn here. We have a shockingly low level of global awareness and familiarity and little idea of how the world sees us. And those disturbing facts keep getting us into a lot of trouble.
Each person does see the world in a different way. There is not a single, unifying, objective truth. We're all limited by our perspective.
Documentary people have to know that, particularly nowadays, they have to be on a mission. And part of the mission is to - is to be like good journalists: search for the truth, have an open mind, listen to as much as you can of different sides of things.
We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.
Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through to new audiences that wouldn't otherwise be engaged - in essence, not preaching to the choir.
I try to be of the world, rather than just observing it.
I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.
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