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 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.”

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

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

“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.”

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