Jonathan Demme

“I'm a big believer in the power of the documentary.”

“Movies are a director's medium, and they should be.”

“For me, the camera is a character.”

“I think there's a real hunger for people to be transported.”

“As a director, you have to be on your toes and do your homework.”

“I love actors. I love working with actors.”

“I try to find the humanity in every character, no matter how monstrous they may seem.”

“I've come to believe that everything is a documentary.”

“I'm interested in stories about people who are on the outside of the mainstream.”

“What I love about shooting is that I am not in a room talking about shooting. I'm actually doing it.”

“I've always been a big fan of the B-movie and genre cinema.”

“My dream is to be on my deathbed, sixty years from now, with a script in my hand that I'm writing.”

“My greatest fear is that I will be a failure.”

“I believe that when you're making a movie, you're not just telling a story. You're creating an experience.”