Berlinger Quotes & Sayings

Chevron has wrapped itself in some pretty good arguments that make you scratch your head. The moral responsibility is certainly at its door. I leave it to other people to figure out whether there's legal responsibility. — Joe Berlinger

You have to remain open to the situation that you're filming otherwise you might miss the story. — Joe Berlinger

I'm a filmmaker who is known for these ambiguous portraits that tell multiple sides of the story without really telling the audience what to think. — Joe Berlinger

I never believe I'm presenting objective reality; I also don't want to delude people into thinking that my subject is talking directly to them. — Joe Berlinger

Life is much more complex than the black-and-white sound bites that you get on television. There are nuances and shades of gray. — Joe Berlinger

The world is watching, and you better be fair. — Joe Berlinger

Joe Berlinger's documentary 'Whitey' is so hard-hitting and compelling, you can't take your eyes off the screen. — Leonard Maltin

The taxonomy of medical error is vast, colorful, and at times confusing. There are slips, lapses, harmless hits, and near misses; errors of omission and of commission; operator errors, system errors, accidents, complications, and bad outcomes. — Nancy Berlinger

I felt like the universe was tapping me on the shoulder saying, "You're the guy who has to tell this story because nobody else is." — Joe Berlinger

Today, any action anywhere on earth has an immediate repercussion on all five continents. News of a victory of the Eastern armies in Morocco or Shanghai travels instantly, thanks to modern means of communication, to all Eastern peoples and fills them with enthusiasm and faith. This phenomenon is, of course, unprecedented in the history of man. — Nikos Kazantzakis

One of the great ironies of my career is that people imagine me as some sort of hardcore metal guy because of the Metallica film. — Joe Berlinger

The fingers and toes and beating hearts that we can see on an unborn child's ultrasound come with something that we cannot see: a soul — George W. Bush

The Metallica film was like this incredible life experience where I learned the most through guys that stereotypically you would think couldn't offer much to you. That's what I love about the film: It explodes your stereotype of them - they're not just a bunch of lugheads banging on the guitar. — Joe Berlinger

Why do men so often filter out the detail when they tell personal stories Do they think it's the way to draw out the universality Women know better. It's detail unique detail which more truly does so providing points of divergence and comparison coincidence and dissonance throwing a slanting light on the idiopathic features of our own lives to bring out long weighty shadows of universal human meaning. — Lilian Darcy

Money is a great servant but a bad master. — Francis Bacon

To me, the most interesting part of 'True Blood' is that the entire crux of the show is based on identity and finding your true identity. — Marshall Allman

When I was working on 'Vampires Suck,' I must have watched 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' literally almost every day. — Jenn Proske