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
I heard the new film, 'Tangerine,' was filmed entirely on iPhones. No cameras were involved! D. A. Pennebaker camerafilmhear Change image and share on social
We're actually thinking about distributing 'Moon Over Broadway' on-line. It's tempting, because when you go to a major studio, it's sort of like a farm, you know? They make all the money, since it's kind of a buyer's market. D. A. Pennebaker broadwaybuyerdistribute share on social
If you're setting up lights and tripods, and you've got three assistants running around, people will want to get you out as fast as they can. But if you go the opposite way, if you make the camera the least important thing in the room, then it's different. D. A. Pennebaker assistantcamerafast 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
When you're editing, you're putting it together in a way that makes sense metaphysically. You're not inventing it, but you're finding the story that's there. You're making a play that's eventually going to go on stage and present itself to an audience. You want to show what happened, not exactly what you have evidence of happening. D. A. Pennebaker audienceediteventually share on social
To make theater out of real life, you need to catch dialogue when it happens. D. A. Pennebaker catchdialoguelife 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
One of the things we found out as we filmed with people who dealt with chimps, and with all animals, and it's really incredible, is their levels of intelligence that we don't recognize right away. D. A. Pennebaker animalchimpdeal Change image and 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