“I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There's not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something in the editing room that's shaped by getting to know the person and digging deeper, unpeeling the layers of them as you get to know them.”
“Fortunately, President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy disagreed with the estimate and chose a course of action less ambitious and aggressive than recommended by their advisers.”
| Stephen Carter, Lawyer (1954) |
| Georges Jacques Danton, Revolutionary (1759) |
| Geoff Davis, Politician (1958) |
| Rosemarie DeWitt, Actress (1974) |
| Ted Demme, Director (1963) |
| Cary Elwes, Actor (1962) |
| Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher (1466) |
| Paul Farmer, Educator (1959) |
| Mahalia Jackson, Musician (1911) |
| Judy Johnson, Athlete (1899) |
| Timothy Dexter, Businessman (1806) |
| Elizabeth Jennings, Poet (2001) |
| Nikos Kazantzakis, Writer (1957) |