Frederick Wiseman's Quotes

Anybody whose mind is functioning at all can't be content with the way the world works.

Whether you're a newspaper journalist, a lawyer, a doctor. You have to organize your thoughts.

I don't like to read novels where the novelist tells me what to think about the situation and the characters. I prefer to discover for myself.

My goal is to make as many films as possible about different aspects of American life.

I hope that not only my documentaries, but everybody's documentaries, last. It will really confuse historians in the next century, because they'll have, in addition to all the print material, they'll have all these pictures to look at.

You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not all minds are the same. Every aspect of filmmaking requires choice. The selection of the subject, the shooting, editing and length are all aspects of choice.

As society evolves, people are interested in a new take on an old beloved story.

I was into comic books as a kid.

I'm used to comic books being reimagined, different takes on some of our beloved superheroes.

Science fiction is an extension of science.

Some people will always be disappointed.

I'm not saying anything that's unknown, but movies are always cut down and there's a lot of complexity within the film that is not always widely accepted by the general audience, which is just a reality; a movie of a certain size, they don't want people to be too - it's a balance of how deep to keep going with these ideas.

Sometimes bullies are your friends and very rarely do bullying prevention tips acknowledge this fact or what to do about it.

As a teacher myself I've been in situations where parents come at you, and sometimes parents come across like the teacher doesn't want the best for their kid and it can be really, really hurtful.

Well, I think having your kids see you role model behavior of dignity when it's hard, when you're upset, when you want to confront somebody but you don't want to and you're nervous about it, when you are having moments where abuse of power is coming on to you. I think it's really important for kids to see how you handle that.

As an expert, I can deal with complex problems. As a mother it is much, much harder.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

Boys and boys' body image and clothes have become just as important an issue for boys as for girls.

By the time a child reaches out to an adult, the vast majority of kids have been dealing with the bullying and trying to ignore it for a long time.

Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.

I talk to teens everyday about topics that are often extraordinarily uncomfortable.

In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.

Kids don't like being put into boxes, and your kid can act in different ways in different situations.

Mothers and fathers do really crazy things with the best of intentions.

Nobody ever talks about the mean things that girls do to each other.

So many women keep their anger inside and let it build until they explode and then people blow them off again.