I think the process is one of using the camera and sound in the way a detective uses a magnifying glass: to find the clues. They're discovery devices, not performance devices - you're watching things the way a cat does. You're not judging. You're there to witness something. D. A. Pennebaker cameracatclue share on social
Well, it is curious what lasts and what doesn't. Publishing empires and whatnot would pay anything to figure it out. But they can't figure it out. D. A. Pennebaker curiousempirefigure Change image and share on social
I kind of liked the idea of filming musicians. I could like a musician and know, at the same time, maybe nobody else maybe liked them much or appreciated them. D. A. Pennebaker appreciatefilmidea Change image and share on social
The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine? D. A. Pennebaker centerculturalcut share on social
I had maybe heard 'The Times Are A-Changing' on the radio, but I had no idea who Dylan was. No idea. D. A. Pennebaker changedylanhear Change image and share on social
Two of my sons are themselves filmmakers, and we can't afford them nor they us. They work in the real world and earn money and are pretty good at it. D. A. Pennebaker affordearnfilmmaker Change image and share on social
Albert Grossman called my office and spoke with my partner Richard Leacock and asked if we'd be interested in making a film with his client, Bob Dylan. D. A. Pennebaker albertaskbob Change image and share on social
I wanted James Carville to never die. I wanted Dylan, the poet, to not die. I wanted to put these people in a place where they would be inviolate. It wasn't enough to have a still life of them. I wanted to surround them with the lives they led. D. A. Pennebaker carvillediedylan share on social
I didn't know Jack Kennedy that well, but Bobby was a hero to me. D. A. Pennebaker bobbyherojack Change image and share on social
Theater is where you go to find out something new that you don't know. It goes through somebody's brain and comes out in a comprehensible way that is beautiful, that's really interesting. D. A. Pennebaker beautifulbraincomprehensible Change image and share on social
