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Most People, 95% Of People, Are Good People. Its The 5% Who Get Seduced By Power.

Narrative, Fiction Filmmaking Is The Culmination Of Several Art Forms: Theater, Art History, Architecture. Whereas Doc Filmmaking Is More Pure Cinema, Like Cinema Verité Is Film In Its Purest Form. You're Taking Random Images And Creating Meaning Out Of Random Images, Telling A Story, Getting Meaning, Capturing Something That's Real, That's Really Happening, And Render This Celluloid Sculpture Of This Real Thing. That's What Really Separates The Power Of Doc Filmmaking From Fiction.

Generally In My Films Like Hearts Of Darkness Or Picture This, I Try Not To Make Myself A Presence In The Film.

Im Fascinated By Failure, And Im Fascinated By Finality. Shakespeares Historical Plays Are More Universal Than His Comedies Because They Relate To The Finality Of Life. Without Finality, Life Would Not Be Beautiful.

The Promise Of Celebrity Is A Transcendental Human State Of Existence. It's Not Real. We Do Know The Fact That Celebrities As Mortal Beings Exist And If You Are Looking For Love By Being Famous Or Being Around The Famous - Ultimately That Goes Away.