Balancing the complex point of view in the edit room was mostly a matter of challenging ourselves to keep digging deeper.

At a certain point, you have to stop being precious with your material and be cruel and harsh and judgmental.

I've always been curious in why different people believe the things they do and do the things they do - in the different ways that people live.

I think this is one of those issues where the deeper you dig, the murkier it gets - and everyone who has spent a lot of time thinking about these issues.

I don't think that any law enforcement got in trouble for the event in Eugene where police sprayed the tree-sitters who were protesting the cutting of the trees for the parking garage.

I loved watching documentaries and had wanted to try making one for years - I'd just put it off as other opportunities arose. But I felt like time was running out for me if I wanted to do it.

I think if the extremists were happy with my films, I'd start to worry.

I was surprised to see how much the mainstream environmental movement hates the ELF.

My wife runs a non-profit that gives legal information online to victims of domestic violence.

Your religion is whatever makes you a better human being.

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground

I've always believed that the only defeats and victories that matter in life are those you lose or win alone, against yourself.

Like I said, Kenzie. Everything ends. I’m not afraid to die, ” you say with a wan smile. “I just hope I’m smart enough to stay dead.

It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.

To appreciate art you’ve got to work at it a bit.

We have a high standard of living. ... In Norway, we've tripled our income since 1970. In the rest of western Europe, income has merely doubled.

Despair exaggerates not only our misery but also our weakness.

An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.

How lovely are the portals of the night, when stars come out to watch the daylight die.