I am always a little surprised when anyone sees anything I make, so being nominated for the Oscar is beyond amazing - what a tremendous honor. Joshua Oppenheimer amazehonormake Change image and share on social
For a long time, the Indonesian government ignored 'The Act of Killing,' hoping it would go away. Joshua Oppenheimer actgovernmenthope Change image and share on social
What makes art powerful is a flash of recognition, a frightening encounter with something familiar about the human condition. Joshua Oppenheimer artconditionencounter Change image and share on social
I see myself as an explorer more than a storyteller. A great storyteller, in control of her craft, must be the same person when she finishes telling a story as she was at the start. But I want to be transformed by my filmmaking, by the journey I take. Joshua Oppenheimer controlcraftexplorer share on social
I heard about the Holocaust before hearing the 'Cinderella' story or watching 'Peter Pan.' Joshua Oppenheimer cinderellahearholocaust Change image and share on social
I didn't really get any rigorous background in film history. Joshua Oppenheimer backgroundfilmhistory Change image and share on social
Cinema is, of course, the great storytelling medium of modernity. Joshua Oppenheimer cinemagreatmedium Change image and share on social
I don't really want to leave anything in life behind. We have bad experiences, we have difficult experiences, but if you leave everything behind, you have no past. Joshua Oppenheimer baddifficultexperience Change image and share on social
We can never run away from our past. The past will catch up to us because it is us. It is a part of us; it's what makes us we are. It's what delineates the borders of our societies. Joshua Oppenheimer bordercatchdelineate Change image and share on social
We are constantly - in order to cope with painful realities - shuffling through third-rate, half-remembered fantasies taken from movies, from TV, from people we admire. We do this individually, we do it collectively - we tell stories to escape our most painful truths. Joshua Oppenheimer admirecollectivelyconstantly share on social
