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" I never got into making documentaries for any kind of success, because documentary careers are generally ones of prolonged failures. "

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" When you come to documentaries, the stakes are too low for it to be cutthroat. You're all doing it for the right reasons. "

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" I always tell aspiring documentary filmmakers, 'You have to go into it because you love it; if you go into it for the money, you're an idiot.' The number one prerequisite is you have to be intensely curious. If you love learning and trying to make people figure out what makes people tick, it's the best job in the world. "

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" I've produced two docs for Cameron Crowe, and I've always loved him as a filmmaker. "