“I love to just listen and watch. I could happily watch a security camera at a store. Often during a day I'll see a guy selling pretzels or an argument that somebody's having on a stoop and I'll think, "Oh I wish I had my camera, I wish I could capture this moment." There's something about people being people and interacting that can be so beautiful when it's framed by a camera. That desire to capture people as they are, and the stubbornness to keep going when they don't necessarily want you to capture them being who they are, are key.” PeopleThinkingMomentsBeautifulDesireGuyWishSecurityArgumentSellingKeep GoingJust ListenStubbornnessFramed Author:Marshall Curry
“I think that any time you are making a film you have to realize that the people you are talking with might be giving you misinformation. Sometimes it is factually incorrect and for that, it's important to me to check it out and not let things find their way into the film without being challenged, either by me, or by another character, or by evidence that you might see on screen.” PeopleThinkingGivingImportantSometimesCharacterFilmRealizingEvidenceMisinformation Author:Marshall Curry
“It was our goal to dig into the characters and really try to find out why they think the things they think and why they do the things they do - and we got some amazingly candid and revealing interviews - but it's not my job to offer summary judgment on those interpretations.” ThinkingTryingCharacterGoalJudgment Author:Marshall Curry
“I don't think that any law enforcement got in trouble for the event in Eugene where police sprayed the tree-sitters who were protesting the cutting of the trees for the parking garage.” ThinkingCuttingTroubleTreePoliceLaw EnforcementGarage Author:Marshall Curry
“I think this is one of those issues where the deeper you dig, the murkier it gets - and everyone who has spent a lot of time thinking about these issues.” Thinking Author:Marshall Curry
“I think if the extremists were happy with my films, I'd start to worry.” ThinkingFilmWorryExtremist Author:Marshall Curry
