Quotes from Louis Theroux

It's in the DNA of all the shows that I have done that are about people that are dealing with very stressful situations that are giving them a lot of angst.

L.A. is the opposite of Britain in a lot of respects, and that's what draws so many British people here.

Most people feel that they are the heroes of their own lives and that they're good people. So if they're in a crisis, they feel an understandable urge to set out their own version of events.

Arguably, there's an emotional side of life that I'm not always completely plugged into.

I was always attracted and repelled by the idea of being a writer.

I never want to feel more than the viewers. I'm not trying to be an automaton. It's like when you see people laughing on camera, and you don't find it funny as a viewer - it's an offputting experience.