Honestly, when I had the idea to make 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and I was going out and raising the money, and I said, 'I want to make a movie about A…

- Lawrence Bender

Film is a very collaborative medium. If you're smart enough, you learn how to maintain your vision while drawing resourcefully from all the people ar…

- Lawrence Bender

I had one of those light bulb 'a ha' moments while screening 'Good Will Hunting' in Camp David in 1998 - Madeleine Albright and the Clintons were the…

- Lawrence Bender

Sure, 'An Inconvenient Truth' was my first documentary. What a wonderful experience. I saw Al Gore doing his slideshow presentation, and had this nut…

- Lawrence Bender

I was with - he wasn't the president then, but - Barack Obama, when he was running, in Washington, during Black Congressional Caucus Weekend, and did…

- Lawrence Bender

The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis.

- Lawrence Bender

To be sure, governments will remain critical to any comprehensive effort to save our planet.

- Lawrence Bender

If you go back and look at President Reagan's speeches, they bring you to tears almost.

- Lawrence Bender

Making movies is my profession. I like doing it a lot.

- Lawrence Bender