I think when people go into something for the right reasons, you're going to get a better film; you're going to get more intimacy and a stronger foundation of trust. Steve James filmfoundationintimacy Change image and share on social
Generally, I don't like publicity on docs in progress, much less ones that are only in development; I've always tried to stay under the radar in terms of any press, especially with regard to the subjects of the film. I don't want them to be thinking about the film or funding or what the public reaction is going to be. Steve James developmentdocfilm share on social
One of the differences between real documentaries and reality television, besides the artificial construct of reality television, is that the people who are recruited to be on those shows, and the people who are interested in going on those shows, basically want to be famous. Or maybe they can win a million dollars or something. Steve James artificialbasicallyconstruct share on social