Alex Gibney Quotes

I began to learn about the camera and the actors. That gave me a lot of the skills. At the same time, advertising gives you a lot of vices, for example, an obsession for a superficial look, but at the same time, it gives you the capacity to synthesize the story - tell a story in one minute.

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

I don't have a director's mind.

I made short films in school.

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the camera is being moved and the way the light is being used, you do get an idea of it.

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.

When I am shooting a film I never think of how I want to shoot something; I simply shoot it.

As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.

I never thought I wanted to direct. I love the control of it. I love to dream of scenes.

You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film.

When you're making a film, it's a very technical process. You do things over and over again, and you have to hit your marks and your light and all that stuff.

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.

I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.

My interest in filmmaking was always very much the visuals and images.

I'm a filmmaker to my bones.

I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well but is intensely rewarding.

I have wanted to direct for quite some time, but I wanted to be ready and know what I am doing. I wanted to know the basics.

If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.

If you're a documenter, you're taking a video of something in the real world you want to capture. If you're a director, you're trying to create something in the real world.

I like to make films about my heroes.

I've picked up so much about the technical aspects of filmmaking and television.

You need to be a good filmmaker to make a compelling two-minute film as well.

I started learning filmmaking by joining a weekend film school in Bengaluru. I made some amateur short films that got appreciation from people around me.