I treat the photograph as a work of great complexity in which you can find drama. Add to that a careful composition of landscapes, live photography, the right music and interviews with people, and it becomes a style. Ken Burns addcarefulcomplexity share on social
I have made a film about jazz that tries to look through jazz to see what it tells us about who we are as a people. I think that jazz is a spectacularly accurate model of democracy and a kind of look into our redemptive future possibilities. Ken Burns accuratedemocracyfilm share on social
I don't use composers. I research music the way I research the photographs or the facts in my scripts. Ken Burns composerfactmusic Change image and share on social
I can understand why some of these drummers and bass players become cult figures with all of their equipment and the incredible amount of technique they have. But there's very little that I think satisfies you intellectually or emotionally. Ken Burns amountbascult share on social
In a sense I've made the same film over and over again. In all of them I've asked, 'Who are we as Americans? Ken Burns americanaskfilm Change image and share on social
We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz? Ken Burns happenhardjazz Change image and share on social
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement. Ken Burns activebadlybase Change image and share on social
You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living. Ken Burns historylearnlive Change image and share on social
I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films. Ken Burns begindocumentarydrama Change image and share on social
Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being. Ken Burns definedeprivegood Change image and share on social
