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Alex Gibney Quotes

No one likes documentaries Picture Quote #1

The stuff about film being a collaborative medium is no joke Picture Quote #1

It’s difficult for one filmmaker to criticize another. That’s a job best left to critics Picture Quote #1

To get discounts on some drugs, private insurers are willing to pay top prices for blockbuster pharmaceuticals like Vioxx, despite the fact that Vioxx was rumored to cause fatal strokes and heart attacks Picture Quote #1

I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power Picture Quote #1

Here’s where the insurance companies really fail us. They over-pay hospitals, specialists and drug companies and then raise premiums to cover the costs. Further, when they pay hospitals 115% of what it should cost to care for a patient, they are paying for inefficiency that can be dangerous Picture Quote #1

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It’s easy to get armchair analysts to talk, but to get people on the inside to talk is very, very hard Picture Quote #1

We live in a world where everyone thinks they do the right thing, so they are entitled to do the wrong thing. So ends can justify the means Picture Quote #1

People who lie, particularly those who lie really big, can’t do it effectively unless they feel that there’s a righteous power behind what they’re doing. You’re entitled to lie because the end justifies the means Picture Quote #1

When we go to war, our politicians will be guided by our popular will. And if we believe that torture ‘got’ bin Laden, then we will be more prone to accept the view that a good ‘end’ can justify brutal ‘means.’ Picture Quote #1

The internet connects us all and provides this fabulous fact-checking mechanism, and yet at the same time, the power of lies is conveyed much more efficiently now because they’re accepted so fast Picture Quote #1

Every film may not be appropriate for a theatrical release, and the theatrical business is not a very good business for anybody except the distributor Picture Quote #1

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When the producers of ‘Why Poverty?’ came to me to do a film about poverty in the United States, I asked if I could do a film about wealth instead. I tend to make films about perpetrators, rather than victims Picture Quote #1

Sports are the ultimate secular religion. Instead of being worried about whether your kids will be okay or how your job is going, you have your team, and you can focus all of your angst and your hopes and dreams on your team. I am in no way saying it always relieves any of this! Picture Quote #1

I’m a good learner. I can dig in. I knew nothing about mark-to-market accounting when I started the ‘Enron’ film Picture Quote #1

I don’t consider myself a very good talker or writer but a pretty good filmmaker Picture Quote #1

The job of a journalist is to find out stuff. The job of the government - sometimes - is to keep stuff secret. There’s a natural tension there Picture Quote #1

I thought it was a classic David and Goliath story, and I was fully onboard Team WikiLeaks. I was very pro the leaks, barring the redaction issue. But I see WikiLeaks as a publisher Picture Quote #1

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When we were working on ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ we would purposefully not show it to certain people in the cutting room, because we would include a lot of horrible material and would need a fresh pespective. They would look at us and say, ‘Are you out of your minds? You can’t include that!’ Picture Quote #1

There are all sorts of inventive ways to get your film out there: sometimes via the Internet, sometimes via viral screenings in people’s living rooms across the country Picture Quote #1

The whole macho thing has to be reexamined. Because in my view, the Bush administration was weak, not strong. To engage in a policy of torture is a weak policy. Because ultimately, it encourages the terrorists. It undermines our own values. It corrupts our system. And it doesn’t get good intelligence Picture Quote #1

Jesus Christ never preached there should be celibate priests. The only reason the church has this is because it’s a mechanism of power and control. You can control priests who are celibate Picture Quote #1

In the case of the Catholic Church, it’s hard to understand how they so willfully sacrifice the children Picture Quote #1

For years, the Bush Administration eviscerated all the military and legal structures that were designed to separate the innocent from the guilty in the ‘Global War on Terror.’ Picture Quote #1

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Jobs would have ever have asserted that Bill Gates was not serious about technology. He was a huge pioneer in that world, albeit doing something quite different in approach from what Steve did. He was dismissive of Gates’ foundation work as something he did to make himself feel better Picture Quote #1

Bill Gates, who is the classic computer nerd, as opposed to Steve who is, like the coolest guy in the world. And who is really doing things to make the world a better place? Picture Quote #1

Insurance companies pay big bucks for procedures but next to nothing for patient consultations and preventive medicine, which is what most medicine is Picture Quote #1

Even with a villain, you don’t want him just to be some pockmarked punchbag Picture Quote #1

There’s something magical about a home run. It almost violates the space of the stadium. It’s a game of the imagination in some ways. Baseball Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, I played sports a lot. My mom and dad were divorced, but I hung out in the neighborhood a lot, and it was all about sports. I would be out all day on the sand lot or on the hockey rink. My dad would take me to baseball games, but he worked so hard, and he would always fall asleep Picture Quote #1

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No one likes documentaries (Alex Gibney Quotes) The stuff about film being a collaborative medium is no joke (Alex Gibney Quotes) It’s difficult for one filmmaker to criticize another. That’s a job best left to critics. (Alex Gibney Quotes) To get discounts on some drugs, private insurers are willing to pay top prices for blockbuster pharmaceuticals like Vioxx, despite the fact that Vioxx was rumored to cause fatal strokes and heart attacks. (Alex Gibney Quotes) I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power. (Alex Gibney Quotes) Here’s where the insurance companies really fail us. They over-pay hospitals, specialists and drug companies and then raise premiums to cover the costs. Further, when they pay hospitals 115% of what it should cost to care for a patient, they are paying for inefficiency that can be dangerous. (Alex Gibney Quotes) It’s easy to get armchair analysts to talk, but to get people on the inside to talk is very, very hard. (Alex Gibney Quotes) We live in a world where everyone thinks they do the right thing, so they are entitled to do the wrong thing. So ends can justify the means. (Alex Gibney Quotes) People who lie, particularly those who lie really big, can’t do it effectively unless they feel that there’s a righteous power behind what they’re doing. You’re entitled to lie because the end justifies the means. (Alex Gibney Quotes) When we go to war, our politicians will be guided by our popular will. And if we believe that torture ‘got’ bin Laden, then we will be more prone to accept the view that a good ‘end’ can justify brutal ‘means.’ (Alex Gibney Quotes) The internet connects us all and provides this fabulous fact-checking mechanism, and yet at the same time, the power of lies is conveyed much more efficiently now because they’re accepted so fast. (Alex Gibney Quotes) Every film may not be appropriate for a theatrical release, and the theatrical business is not a very good business for anybody except the distributor. (Alex Gibney Quotes) When the producers of ‘Why Poverty?’ came to me to do a film about poverty in the United States, I asked if I could do a film about wealth instead. I tend to make films about perpetrators, rather than victims. (Alex Gibney Quotes) Sports are the ultimate secular religion. Instead of being worried about whether your kids will be okay or how your job is going, you have your team, and you can focus all of your angst and your hopes and dreams on your team. I am in no way saying it always relieves any of this! (Alex Gibney Quotes) I’m a good learner. I can dig in. I knew nothing about mark-to-market accounting when I started the ‘Enron’ film. (Alex Gibney Quotes) I don’t consider myself a very good talker or writer but a pretty good filmmaker (Alex Gibney Quotes) The job of a journalist is to find out stuff. The job of the government - sometimes - is to keep stuff secret. There’s a natural tension there. (Alex Gibney Quotes) I thought it was a classic David and Goliath story, and I was fully onboard Team WikiLeaks. I was very pro the leaks, barring the redaction issue. But I see WikiLeaks as a publisher. (Alex Gibney Quotes) When we were working on ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ we would purposefully not show it to certain people in the cutting room, because we would include a lot of horrible material and would need a fresh pespective. They would look at us and say, ‘Are you out of your minds? You can’t include that!’ (Alex Gibney Quotes) There are all sorts of inventive ways to get your film out there: sometimes via the Internet, sometimes via viral screenings in people’s living rooms across the country. (Alex Gibney Quotes) The whole macho thing has to be reexamined. Because in my view, the Bush administration was weak, not strong. To engage in a policy of torture is a weak policy. Because ultimately, it encourages the terrorists. It undermines our own values. It corrupts our system. And it doesn’t get good intelligence. (Alex Gibney Quotes) Jesus Christ never preached there should be celibate priests. The only reason the church has this is because it’s a mechanism of power and control. You can control priests who are celibate. (Alex Gibney Quotes) In the case of the Catholic Church, it’s hard to understand how they so willfully sacrifice the children. (Alex Gibney Quotes) For years, the Bush Administration eviscerated all the military and legal structures that were designed to separate the innocent from the guilty in the ‘Global War on Terror.’ (Alex Gibney Quotes) Jobs would have ever have asserted that Bill Gates was not serious about technology. He was a huge pioneer in that world, albeit doing something quite different in approach from what Steve did. He was dismissive of Gates’ foundation work as something he did to make himself feel better. (Alex Gibney Quotes) Bill Gates, who is the classic computer nerd, as opposed to Steve who is, like the coolest guy in the world. And who is really doing things to make the world a better place? (Alex Gibney Quotes) Insurance companies pay big bucks for procedures but next to nothing for patient consultations and preventive medicine, which is what most medicine is. (Alex Gibney Quotes) Even with a villain, you don’t want him just to be some pockmarked punchbag (Alex Gibney Quotes) There’s something magical about a home run. It almost violates the space of the stadium. It’s a game of the imagination in some ways. Baseball. (Alex Gibney Quotes) When I was a kid, I played sports a lot. My mom and dad were divorced, but I hung out in the neighborhood a lot, and it was all about sports. I would be out all day on the sand lot or on the hockey rink. My dad would take me to baseball games, but he worked so hard, and he would always fall asleep. (Alex Gibney Quotes)

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