Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same. Terry Zwigoff documentaryfilmforeign Change image and share on social
So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that I didn't want to make the film. So would he call his mother and talk to Charles and see if Charles would at all be interested. Terry Zwigoff callcharlefilm share on social
And I sense it was a rather constructed, almost half narrative fiction film in some ways. A lot of it was staged and manipulated to get those things in there that I knew to be strong. Terry Zwigoff constructfictionfilm Change image and share on social
My hat's off to documentary filmmakers. I don't know if I'm ever going back to it. You're treated like a second-class citizen at most film festivals. You take the bus while everybody else is flown first-class. If you're a feature film director, you're put in a five-star hotel, and if you're a documentary director, you stay in a Motel 6. Terry Zwigoff backbuscitizen share on social
Well, that was certainly - to me, until we could film in Charles' room, I didn't even want to bother filming anything else. And in fact, I did hold off and that was the first thing we filmed. Terry Zwigoff bothercharlefact Change image and share on social
That would be getting up at 5 am... I don't understand why film's shoot such brutal hours. I think it'd be worth it to not be so strictly cost-effective and have an 8 hour day. The film's would benefit in the end. Terry Zwigoff benefitbrutalcost share on social
If I see my films described as 'quirky' or, even worse, 'snarky' one more time, I'm going to probably seriously consider an early retirement. All these years, I've labored under the conceit that they were "darkly humorous.' Terry Zwigoff badlyconceitdarkly share on social
I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me. Terry Zwigoff afraiddepartmentkid Change image and share on social
Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled that, because it was getting pretty crazy. I mean, a celebrity which he really did not welcome. And I can't blame him. Terry Zwigoff blamecelebritycrazy share on social
Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it's not a good career choice for anybody. I don't recommend it. Terry Zwigoff careerchoicedocumentary Change image and share on social