We falsely interpret the world around us. We ignore evidence that doesn't support our prior beliefs and we convince ourselves we know things we don. We think we know things we don't know.
There is a documentary element in my films, a very strong documentary element, but by documentary element, I mean an element that's out of control, t… - Errol Morris
There is a documentary element in my films, a very strong documentary element, but by documentary element, I mean an element that's out of control, t…
- Errol Morris
I'm really interested in self-deception. Really interested in how people live in bubble universes. How people can fail to see the seemingly obvious. - Errol Morris
I'm really interested in self-deception. Really interested in how people live in bubble universes. How people can fail to see the seemingly obvious.
I like to point out that people very often confuse the idea that truth is subjective with the fact that truth is perishable. - Errol Morris
I like to point out that people very often confuse the idea that truth is subjective with the fact that truth is perishable.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility. - Errol Morris
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility.
I believe we have two ideas about how movies are made in our heads. Idealizations. Platonic ideals. One of them is of a movie that is completely unco… - Errol Morris
I believe we have two ideas about how movies are made in our heads. Idealizations. Platonic ideals. One of them is of a movie that is completely unco…
My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself. - Errol Morris
My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself.
If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves th… - Errol Morris
If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves th…
The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it. - Errol Morris
The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it.
People can burn archives; people can destroy evidence, but to say that history is perishable, that historical evidence is perishable, is different th… - Errol Morris
People can burn archives; people can destroy evidence, but to say that history is perishable, that historical evidence is perishable, is different th…
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