Film Truth Quotes

Film is 24 lies per second at the service of truth, or at the service of the attempt to find the truth.

There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth.

If a film is a real knockout like 'Raging Bull,' it does not matter that it might not have happened like that.

Whatever films we make we should be honest in the genre we are making.

Realism is always subjective in film. There's no such thing as cinema verite.

I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films.

People ask me about 'The Hurt Locker' a lot, and it's an incredible piece of filmmaking - as are 'Band of Brothers' and 'Platoon' and 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Apocalypse Now.' But they're not necessarily true to war in a literal sense. What they are, really, are brilliant movies about Hollywood's idea of war.

The action films I will make in the future will be more believable and character-based. I am now on my second cycle of fame, and I want to make films that smell real and are truthful.

A film is not a documentary. And what's wonderful about film is that it's a real provocation for people. I never, ever see film as being an absolute version of the truth.

You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.

Every time you are getting ready to make a shot in a documentary film, you are asking yourself questions about your cinematographic approach. You are approaching the truth, but the image is never the truth itself.