Robert Drew Quotes

Robert Drew — American Director born on February 15, 1924, died on July 30, 2014

Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—ofcinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Six of his films are archived at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and two are in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. His many awards include an International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award... (wikipedia)

All my films are shot on hand-held cameras. These cameras took five years to build and had to be light enough to be carried.

I made four films on John F. Kennedy, filmed when he was running for office, in office, and after his death.

There's a wide range today of documentaries on politics. The central mass of it is made by networks, and nothing's changed.

When we made 'Primary,' it was just one camera. We were trying to make ourselves inconspicuous.

Richard Leacock and I ran into a guy who knew how to carve up a camera, and we had him carve one up for us. We had him chop it down and change the gears from metal to plastic, which would cut down on the sound it made when it was running.

Robert Drew Quotes

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