"Utter truth is essential, and that is what stirs me when I look through the camera."

Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.

Photography is a very subtle thing. You must let the camera take you by the hand, as it were, and lead you into your subject.

A burning purpose attracts others who are drawn along with it and help fulfill it.

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

Nothing attracts me like a closed door. I cannot let my camera rest until I have pried it open.

The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.

If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses.

If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

Usually I object when someone makes over-much of men's work versus women's work, for I think it is the excellence of the results which counts.

The sights I have just seen [at Buchenwald] are so unbelievable that I don't think I'll believe them myself until I've seen the photographs.

Education unlocks the greatest potential of the human mind.

What ever you think, you can make it real.

Pain in the body is a clear indication, Something in the energy fields are blocking inner growth.

You remember where you were doing each scene. 'Oh my God, it was so hot that day.' It's kind of cool to see a movie that you haven't seen in a long time and reflect on that stuff.

It is unreasonable ... to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.

What binds us together is love, and only love. For love is a Person. Love is God.

My films are about the little things that happen between people that are sometimes far more valuable and insightful than the big dramatic things that happen.

Life is too short to hold a grudge, also too long.

It's taboo for me to date wrestlers [on her father's opinion of her dating wrestlers].

We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers.