If you're going to see 'City of Ghosts' because you want to understand everything about the Syrian conflict and how to fix it, then it's the wrong film to see. Matthew Heineman More Quotes by Matthew Heineman More Quotes From Matthew Heineman Hospitals should be paid to keep patients out of the hospital, not for signing up more and more patients. Matthew Heineman hospitaloutmoreup We have a disease care system, not a health care system. Matthew Heineman systemcarediseasehealth It's hard making people sitting in hotel rooms interesting. Matthew Heineman hotelhardsittingpeople I'm so grateful to be part of the Sundance family. Matthew Heineman partsundancegratefulfamily 'Cartel Land' explores what happens when - in a Mexican society without order, law or security - vendettas, terror, and corruption go hand in hand with the pursuit of a better world. Matthew Heineman corruptionsocietylawworld I landed a job at HBO, working for two years on the 'The Alzheimer's Project,' which aired in May 2009. I was fortunate to work with a great mentor, producer John Hoffman, and the amazing doc filmmaker Susan Froemke. Matthew Heineman amazingjobgreatwork We have this fascination that more is better, and we - what we learned was more isn't better ; that more care can actually hurt you. That fascination with the quick fix is often hurting us. One-third of health-care spending doesn't even improve health care. Matthew Heineman youcarehealthhurt Too often, we rely on other people - whether it be politicians or institutions - to effect change. Matthew Heineman politiciansrelychangepeople The amount of money that's being put into long-form investigative journalism has become less and less. Matthew Heineman becomebeingjournalismmoney My favorite way of making films - and what has allowed me to get key scenes in 'Cartel Land' and 'City of Ghosts' - has been when I've been able to operate alone. Matthew Heineman alonecitymeway I was fascinated by what happens when government institutions fail and citizens take the law into their own hands. Matthew Heineman owngovernmentlawhands I'm not a war reporter. Matthew Heineman reporterwar I have faith in an audience being able to interpret complex material. Matthew Heineman complexbeingaudiencefaith When you are part of a cartel, you don't have a Costco card that says, 'I'm a card-carrying member of the cartel.' Matthew Heineman saysmemberpartyou I barely speak Spanish. Matthew Heineman barelyspanishspeak I don't drink coffee. Matthew Heineman drink-coffeedrinkcoffee I almost obsessively began reading about what was happening with the so-called Islamic State. But I couldn't find an angle on the story. Matthew Heineman findaboutstoryreading The contrast of ISIL's videos - which proclaim a fully-functioning and prosperous state - with those of RBSS, which captured the dysfunction and violence of everyday life, is shocking. In a sense, it's a war of ideas, a war of propaganda, a war being waged with cameras and computers, not just guns. Matthew Heineman computersviolencewarlife 'Cartel Land' seeks to give voice to the people of Mexico who suffer grievous harm from cartel violence and government corruption. Matthew Heineman corruptionviolencegovernmentpeople Sound is the most important thing on any film, especially documentaries. Matthew Heineman the-most-importantimportantsound
