"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
About this Quote
Ken Burns, a distinguished American filmmaker, expresses in this quote his realization of the extensive fact and richness that can be discovered in documentary films, as compared to the glamourous and fictionalized Hollywood movies. By acknowledging the effective effects that the past has on contemporary life, he recognizes the value of representing history through a lens that shows the real feelings, struggles and experiences of individuals. As an outcome, his interest in documentaries shows his desire to record the human experience in its raw and sincere kind, instead of through the lens of fiction. In general, Burns' quote highlights the intrinsic worth of the real, the genuine and the sincere, over the superficial and manufactured narratives of mass media.
This quote is written / told by Ken Burns somewhere between July 29, 1953 and today. He was a famous Director from USA.
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