Marc Singer Quotes (14 Quotes)

My brother Joseph is ill. He has leukemia. They say I've shown courage on the football field, but for me it's only on the field, and only in the fall. Joey lives with pain all the time. His courage is 'round the clock. I want him to have this trophy. It's more his than mine, because he's been such an inspiration to me.

I have so much respect for him. He really just does what his heart is telling him to do. He was amazing to work with and really just a brilliant guy.

There were times when I was ready to shoot myself,

I'd see people in the middle of winter sleeping under a blanket in the snow, ... I'd be looking at them from my window and I would think, 'What's going through that person's mind'

Since finishing his acclaimed debut documentary Dark Days, ... about a group of guys who are the best at what they do and are the first in the door when something goes wrong.

We didn't have a drill so he would burn the holes through the wood with a metal rod that he heated up in a fire. Can you imagine an ordinary crew doing that?

When you watch all these other projects, you always see the little guy, sitting in the corner, feeling sorry for himself and blaming the whole world, ... You don't see a normal person.

Other people were fantastic at tapping into electricity. We'd be in a place with no electricity and they would make electricity happen.

I'd been living in the tunnel for about three months before the idea came up about making the film and really became good friends with the people.

I'll give you an example. Henry, the old black guy who cooks the corn bread, he worked on the railroads for about 20 years so he knows how to lay and build track.

What being a crew and what this film did was give people a sense of future. It gave them a goal to work towards, which was really special.

After a while you 'd start to see who was good at that job and they treated it like it was the most important thing to them in the world.

I never wanted to be a film director but after this experience I really loved it. I would love to do more documentaries but it's difficult to find backing for them.

If somebody offered me the money I would probably make one but would I actually seek it out I don't know. I don't really live my life like that.