The thing I was up against in documentary films - was trying to get non-actors to convincingly play themselves in a way I'd come to know before the c…

- Terry Zwigoff

I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it for myself. I just wante…

- Terry Zwigoff

I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please mysel…

- Terry Zwigoff

Dialogue that's distinctive, funny, peculiar, and specific is the main thing that makes me want to get involved with a film to begin with.

- Terry Zwigoff

I try to make the set as relaxed and fun and stress-free as humanly possible, while still having control over things. It's usually tension that hurts…

- Terry Zwigoff

Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well.

- Terry Zwigoff

Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled th…

- Terry Zwigoff

Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I …

- Terry Zwigoff

I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... today, I'm motivated to pay the bills.

- Terry Zwigoff