I live in Manhattan, and on my block there's a church with a soup line every day. There are a lot of children there.
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I never say I make documentaries. I say I make television.
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I used to be a kid with a camera, and that used to be kind of endearing to people. Now I'm sort of an old lady with a camera.
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I've always felt that everything I've done has been a conversation, a continuation of the last conversation that I had with the people who've watched my films... and that each thing led to the next.
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Income inequality isn't sexy.
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Everyone learns how to assimilate through watching television. Everyone thinks America is going to be like Hollywood, and when they get here they keep watching TV to find out how to be.
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Power isn't real, and it isn't earned. If you act like you have it, suddenly you're leading everyone. Perception is reality.
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Government has to produce affordable housing. Government has to produce answers.
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I believe that if everybody spent their next vacation in a community in America with people they didn't agree with, they'd probably leave feeling a little more comfortable about the country they live in.