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Errol Morris quotes

American Director February 5, 1948

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Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're going down a rabbit hole once again - and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps I've done some damn good here! Errol Morris
I've been horribly depressed (lately), which, as you know, can be terribly time-consuming. I mean, if you're going to do it right, that is. Errol Morris
Listening to what people were saying wasn't even important. But it was important to look as if you were listening to what people were saying. Actually, listening to what people are saying, to me, interferes with looking as if you were listening to what people are saying. Errol Morris
If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. I’m not saying that the truth doesn’t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive. Errol Morris
Errol Morris quote: "The proper route to an understanding of the world is an..."
The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it. Errol Morris
Errol Morris quote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it..."
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility. Errol Morris
Errol Morris quote: "Set up an arbitrary set of rules and then follow them slavishly."
Set up an arbitrary set of rules and then follow them slavishly. Errol Morris

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