Rory Kennedy Quotations

I had long been resistant to doing a documentary about my mother for personal reasons. And I thought there was no way she'd want to, but then I asked her and she said 'yes.'

I've been doing documentaries for about 25 years and want to continue to do that, but I love the idea of working in a different medium. Advertising pushes the envelope creatively, and there is some really great work being done right now, so I'm excited to jump into it.

The thing that was most eye-opening to me, in my research, was the idea that the workers felt that they had a claim to the mill. That mentality is so far from how labor is treated today. I think it's very clear that you work for the corporation -- you don't have any claim to it.

I'm all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change.

You need to think, when you get involved in wars, how you're going to get out of them.

I think there is a lot to be said for the respect that our parents had for children, and for my brothers and sisters and me at a very young age, and for exposing them to the world and what's out there.

I think the most significant turning point was when the militia was brought in. A few armed men and women couldn't take on the Pennsylvania militia.

The thing is that my father's story helps to communicate what was at stake with my mother, and my mother and father had so much a partnership that his story is integral to her story, as her story is to his - really, her story can't be told without his story.

He's been so grateful to be part of the process. And he's got an amazing voice.

I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism.