100 Quotes by Debra Granik

There's all these costs of war, and they're huge and long-lasting. It's not just the numbers CNN broadcasts. And we never want to pay the VA bill; we never want to pay the bill to take care of these warriors after we applaud their sacrifice.

My first narrative films developed out of a documentary process - finding someone who was willing to be filmed, watching, listening, taking copious notes and many hours of video footage.

What I would love is for people to see some of the stories I want to tell.

My first camera job was filming workplace safety videos, which involved months of watching and videotaping people doing their jobs. I was hooked - from there, I wanted to know where they lived and the rest of their habits and desires.

Humour is the be-all and end-all medicine of human existence.

I'm always searching to learn more about our large and diverse country.

The challenge for me is to make sure I've done my work. To make sure not every scene is quiet, that other scenes rise up, that there's different tension.

There has to be a continuation of the communal experience of filmgoing.

Humour is used in struggle and solving difficult things, and I relish that tradition.