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It's supposed to be entertainment. It's not supposed to be a documentary.

This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding and politics of the director.

Of course no documentary is completely 'objective.' Every decision you make - who to interview, how to edit, where to hold the camera - imposes a point of view on the film.

I think the greatest thing about making a documentary is your ability to just follow the story and the subject.

You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.

To make a documentary is one thing, to make a feature film is quite another.

What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.'

For me, every film is actually a form of documentary.

I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life.