Errol Morris Quotes

Films are neither true nor false. That includes my films, as well as others. They may make claims that are true or false, but films are too complex. They have too many ingredients.

Errol Morris

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I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.

John Cameron

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If you can laugh with somebody and relate to somebody, it becomes harder to dehumanize them. I think that most of what we are constantly bombarded with in terms of media leads you to a creation of 'the Other' and a dehumanization of 'the Other,' and it's very much an us-versus-them conversation.

Jehane Noujaim

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I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my mother's poor mental health.

Jean Piaget

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I learned how to tell stories with Jay-Z on 'City Is Mine.' I learned how to film and choreograph dancing on 'Can I Get A...,' and I got to kind of be a documentary filmmaker with 'Hard Knock Life.'

Steve Carr

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I try to keep a positive intention and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

Russell Simmons

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When you're young is the one time when you get to indulge in being morose and take yourself most seriously.

Mitski

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Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there.

Judith Viorst

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I'm not a horror guy, it's not my thing, but I respect it a lot. I know how hard it is to make, especially to make good.

Jonathan Tucker

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People can look to me as a teacher, but I consider myself a student of hip-hop.

Doug E. Fresh

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Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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The only direction Obama has the economy moving is backward.

Bob Beauprez

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I was a big fan of X. I've probably seen 100 X shows during their time in the late '70s and early '80s.

Allison Anders

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