Leslie Cockburn quotes

When you do a piece of journalism, you may have to cut away 95 percent of what you are experiencing. (Leslie Cockburn)
I think the greatest thing about making a documentary is your ability to just follow the story and the subject. View quote
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I covered the first Gulf War in Saudi Arabia and Israel for ABC News. View quote
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When you are on assignment, you stick to the facts, limit your vision, and often cut out the most revealing material. There is no texture, no shades of gray. In fiction, you can bring the reader on the perilous journey with your characters as they discover that war is more like a wilderness of mirrors, full of danger and uncertainty. View quote
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I started making little films with a 16 mm camera as an undergraduate at Yale. My first job out of college was 'assistant editor' on a forgettable low budget feature. View quote
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When you have a situation that's destructive, when there's tremendous inhumanity everywhere, you see how humanity survives in all of its different permutations. View quote
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Journalism, for me, has always been a calling. There are things that must be exposed to the light, truths that must be uncovered, stories worth risking your life for. View quote
Leslie Cockburn

Leslie Cockburn

Occupation: American Writer
Born: September 2, 1952
Quotes count: 7