“I remember weeping behind the camera, because I was so moved by the way they connected.”

People just don’t get as engaged in that kind of documentary – they don’t fall in love, they don’t cry, they don’t forget who they are, they don’t ride with you.

There’s a real difference between a documentary that was all about facts and history and information.

When you worship an idol, you’re substituting a thing for the ultimate.

We would talk on the phone for hours, philosophically and theologically, about all of these issues.

I keep wondering if everybody on the political left had someone who they were separated at birth from.

I knew he wouldn’t be able to close his eyes to it.

I get very close to people when I’m shooting them.

It’s an evolving, ever-changing organization, and it has not always been this radical, right-wing arm of the Republican Party, and that the history of the NRA is in fact really interesting.

My family achieved success not in spite of, but because of the American system of taxation. After all, without reliable and safe roads there’d have been no Disneyland

You can’t worship the image or the Crucifix itself. You have to worship God.

Then it’s too late! Follow your gut. That’s hard to do, but the only way to be original.

You probably couldn’t have found much daylight between the NRA and the Disney company.

A society that feels life is the most precious thing [jars against] a society that prefers death over theft, over loss of pride, over inconvenience, and so much else.

That’s actually a massive step away from his original position, and he’s taking a lot of heat in his world just for being my friend, just for hanging around with me.

These are two people who would never have overlapped in any other way or context.

You probably couldn’t have found much daylight between the NRA and the Disney company.

If you’re disciplined enough, you don’t get down when you’re behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.

Man the individual consoles himself for his passing with the thought of the offspring or the works which he leaves behind.

I’m very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog – It’s the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

I’m learning without having to be behind a desk, so it’s a pretty cool place to be.

Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.

See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!