Those are the films I want to make. I don't want to make a film about, "Oh, those poor prostitutes!" Or "Oh, isn't it terrible in Chicago!" I want to…

- Kim Longinotto

I want every scene to feel electric and I try to finish the filming period with a clear trajectory: a beginning, a middle, and hopefully an end.I hat…

- Kim Longinotto

It's always scary making a film as I never set anything up or ask anyone to do anything, so I worry that we'll find a story. I have to trust that a f…

- Kim Longinotto

I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them to ever feel bored, or…

- Kim Longinotto

I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and you film les…

- Kim Longinotto

I don't want the people I'm with on this journey to feel like I'm filming them all the time. I don't want them to constantly feel as though they're b…

- Kim Longinotto

The biggest misconception about me is perhaps that I film all the time and film everything randomly. The truth is I film very little and always when …

- Kim Longinotto

I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by people.

- Kim Longinotto

People want black and white answers, but it's not one thing or another. I think the only way we're going to make good things is to inspire people and…

- Kim Longinotto