In 2016, director Morgan Neville began the official production of the documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?". Before filming, Morgan Neville also visited the Fred Rogers Center in Pittsburgh, where he spent a day browsing the materials to better understand where the story was going. Morgan Neville and Fred Rogers' wife Joanne had a lengthy discussion. Morgan Neville didn't want to make the project a Fred Rogers biopic, he was going to make a film about Fred Rogers' thoughts. Morgan Neville's idea was supported by Joanne, who provided him with plenty of material about Fred Rogers
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Won't You Be My Neighbor? background creation
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Extended Reading
Won't You Be My Neighbor? quotes
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Fred Rogers: Love is at the root of everything - all learning, all parenting, all relationships. Love or the lack of it. And what we see and hear on the screen is part of who we become.
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Fred Rogers: Well, I suppose it's an invitation, "Won't you be my neighbor?" It's an invitation for somebody to be close to you.