28 Alex Gibney Quotes for You to Enjoy

Alex Gibney

American Director

Born: Oct 23, 1953

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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

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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

It's difficult for one filmmaker to criticize another. That's a job best left to critics. Alex Gibney

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In the case of 'Zero Dark Thirty,' about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, an issue that is central to the film - torture - is so important that I feel I must say something. Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow have been irresponsible and inaccurate in the way they have treated this issue in their film. Alex Gibney

Every film is faced with the enemy of time. Only so much story can fit into the 90-150 minutes of time that moviegoers are willing to stay in their seats. Naturally, compression is necessary. So are the exclusion and amalgamation of characters so that the viewer does not become bewildered. Alex Gibney

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

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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

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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

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Documentaries can embrace contradictions in a way that journalism can't. Alex Gibney

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There are many people, including me, who admire the original mission of WikiLeaks. Alex Gibney

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I'm a sports junkie, and I am interested in athletic will - how you exceed the expectations of your own performance when it counts to deliver something beyond yourself so that you can win. Alex Gibney

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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

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It would be hard to go to your neighbor and say the things people say on the Internet without getting punched out or having your tires slashed. Alex Gibney

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I am furious at the way that we have allowed money to subvert our democracy. I am appalled at the way that the U.S., a very wealthy nation, permits and even encourages a level of poverty that other wealthy nations would not even consider. Alex Gibney

Dialogue between people of differing views is critical for fostering understanding in a democracy. Alex Gibney

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I feel that Julian Assange came to be both paranoid and self-regarding in ways that ultimately undermined his own mission. And so, the transparency radical became a secret-keeper instead of a secret-leaker. And that, I think, is a big problem. Alex Gibney

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I remember when I did my Enron film, my executive producers at the time felt very strongly that I should mock the Enron executives more viciously because everybody wanted that moment. Alex Gibney

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You have to assume once you go online, anything you put there can be made public. Yet while you're online, you feel like it's a private, sacred space. But you're really broadcasting to the world. Alex Gibney

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When it comes to governments and corporations, we should demand that less is secret. That's where corruption flowers. Alex Gibney

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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

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'24' glamorizes torture. I don't think there's any other way of putting it. Alex Gibney

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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

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