British - Director | May 20, 1970 -
I think of myself as being quite affable, approachable, fairly easy to get to know.
Louis Theroux
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Funnily enough, the most danger I felt was when I did a story about exotic animals kept as pets in America.
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I really do try not to emote. I don't like seeing it on documentaries - it seems a bit unprofessional. I also need to be human being and be a kind of sympathetic presence for the contributors I'm with, so there' a line you have to walk.
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There is no religion that has a monopoly on bigotry.
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I have been to a few A-list parties, but not massively. It's not my life, but it's fun dipping into it.
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You can talk to someone relatively famous, and they say, 'What do you do? What do you do for a job?' and I say, 'I make documentaries for the BBC,' and you see their eyes just glaze over.
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L.A. is the opposite of Britain in a lot of respects, and that's what draws so many British people here.
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You can say, 'I am a poet, rock-climbing shaman, and my name is Hiawatha Moonbeam,' and people in America will say, 'Hey, that's great. All power to you, man'.
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I'm not that comfortable doing polemic or being strident.
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I think what I'm good at is getting to know people and trying to build a relationship over a few weeks and trying to get to the truth.
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I don't like that feeling of holding back difficult questions. I feel like the more I can be transparent in the way I approach a story, the more it makes a satisfying programme.
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I never misrepresent my position - you've got to be strong enough to make the argument and marshal the case.
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