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" After studying the subject for years, watching countless YouTube videos of Scientology handlers filming critics and journalists, it felt amazing to be on the receiving end myself: I felt like I'd been blooded. "

Louis Theroux

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Myself

Studying

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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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" It's in the DNA of Scientology that they don't trust journalists. "

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" I'm not trying to acquire a reputation as serious documentary maker for its own sake. "

" As much as the glasses, it's the Englishness and the gangliness. The apparent lack of muscularity... they indicate I'm not a macho man. "

" The many ways of getting content for free have slashed the profits of the professionals in their respective fields. "

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" If I actually invited someone to make a documentary about me, and I said, 'Anything goes', and then I refused to answer any questions, that would be inconsistent. "

Louis Theroux

Said

Answer

" I don't think I'm afraid of anything. "

" There is no religion that has a monopoly on bigotry. "

Louis Theroux

Religion

Monopoly

" I like eating food after it's gone off. "

Louis Theroux

After

Off

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" One of the things I have always enjoyed about Scientology is their proactive approach to journalists who are covering them. "

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" In the past, I've tried to show the human side of people involved in stigmatised or misunderstood lifestyles. I've tried to resist easy judgments and not pander to prejudices. "