Alexandra C. Pelosi

“My mother, throughout her entire life, has been faithful to the church, even though the church has not been that faithful to her because of her politics.”

“I don't have any political agenda. I never have and I never will.”

“We like to make the distinction between immigrants we want and immigrants we don't want. They all share one thing, and that's the work ethic.”

“But there was money before Citizens United, and there will be money after.”

“It's a good line to say we're going to get money out of politics. I don't know how realistic it is.”

“I've always felt that everything I've done has been a conversation, a continuation of the last conversation that I had with the people who've watched my films... and that each thing led to the next.”

“Because in this business, as you know, you don't get that many bites at the apple, so I make documentaries for HBO and that's what I do.”

“Everyone talks about immigrants taking jobs, but there are a lot of jobs that America needs.”

“I live in Manhattan, and on my block there's a church with a soup line every day. There are a lot of children there.”

“I was indoctrinated into a Democratic Party cult from a very early age. But I know that's not the only America and we need to understand the other side.”

“There's a lot of documentaries out in the world; it sometimes seems as if there's no topic left!”

“The liberalism I was taught was you're supposed to accept everyone. Why shouldn't the people in Fort Wayne, Ind., get their side on NBC News?”

“Power isn't real, and it isn't earned. If you act like you have it, suddenly you're leading everyone. Perception is reality.”

“There are old people in San Francisco because my parents still live there. The young tech bros don't see old people or children. The Mission district, where they live and work, they don't see children or old people. That statement revealed, to me, the blinders that the techies are wearing.”

“Cable news wants you to believe that America is red versus blue. I would argue America is way more purple than it looks.”

“Everyone learns how to assimilate through watching television. Everyone thinks America is going to be like Hollywood, and when they get here they keep watching TV to find out how to be.”

“There are a lot of lonely people on the planet that have a lot of money in their pocket and no place to go on a Friday night.”

“I come from a deeply Catholic family. My husband and I were married in a Catholic church; we decided to put our kids into Catholic school.”

“If you live in Port Arthur, Texas, and you don't have any food to feed your family for dinner tonight, global warming is not the most important issue; getting a job and feeding your family is.”

“I made three campaign movies. When you make one you are constantly being told what to do by press secretaries. I got tired of that. Plus, I'm older now with children. I can't be riding along on a campaign bus.”