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
You need, as a historian, essential triangulation from your subject and the only way you get that triangulation is through time. Ken Burns essentialhistoriansubject Change image and share on social
In most films music is brought in at the end, after the picture is more or less locked, to amplify the emotions the filmmaker wants you to feel. Ken Burns amplifybringemotion Change image and 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 think my expectations for myself are much more severe and much more direct. You can't work on a film for six years without being your own toughest critic. So you can't really be distracted by the expectations based on your previous performance. Ken Burns basecriticdirect share on social
Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics. Ken Burns 20thamericanarmstrong Change image and share on social
History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions. Ken Burns archeologicalassumptioncache Change image and share on social
You know, you meet some people, and do a lot of interviews, and you come across a Buck O'Neill and you know you are going to know him for the rest of your life. The same thing happened with Curt Flood. Ken Burns buckcurtflood share on social
The way I work, the interview never becomes larger than the person being interviewed. Ken Burns interviewlargeperson Change image and share on social
Wynton told us that Miles sold out, just wanted to make more money, just wanted to sell more records. I don't believe that Miles sold out but I'm not in a position to say. Ken Burns makemilemoney Change image and share on social
