Errol Morris Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I believe it was probably less than ten minutes that went by from the invention of photography to the point where people realized that they could lie with photographs.”

“We all know that yellow journalism didn't just happen a week ago or a month ago, that yellow journalism has probably been with us as long as journalism has been with us.”

“A lot of stories that have fascinated me are tabloid stories that have come from other newspapers, like 'The New York Times.'”

“A lot of the themes of my movies, the actual stories, come from tabloid stories.”

“I've never made any money off of any of my films. Statement of fact. So without commercial work, I would be in big trouble.”

“My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself.”

“Do I like tawdry, sleazy stories? Yeah, I do.”

“I feel as if I became a documentary film-maker only because I had writer's block for four decades. There's no other good reason.”

“I like to think that I'm nonjudgmental, that I can listen and be engaged by almost anything.”

“I taught my son to read with tabloids. We would sit to read the 'Weekly World News' together.”