Films are neither true nor false. That includes my films, as well as others. They may make claims that are true or false, but films are too complex. They have too many ingredients.
Interpretation
Films are complex and cannot be simply classified as true or false since they incorporate various elements.
In this quote, Errol Morris emphasizes the intricate nature of films, asserting that they cannot be reduced to mere binaries of truth and falsehood. He acknowledges that while films can make truthful or untruthful claims, the artistry and complexity involved in filmmaking transcend simplistic categorizations, suggesting a deeper exploration of the meanings and messages conveyed through the medium.
In practice
During a discussion on film analysis in class.
You've got a song you're singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you've got to make them think that you're one of them sitting out there with them too. They've got to be able to relate to what you're doing.
For me, the intellect is always the guide but not the goal of the performance. Three things have to be coordinated, and not one must stick out. Not too much intellect because it can become scholastic. Not too much heart because it can become schmaltz. Not too much technique because you become a mechanic.
That was the appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You're only limited by your imagination.
At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door.
Don't worry about how you 'should' draw it. Just draw it the way you see it.
As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.
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