“In the Affordable Care Act, Congress provided access to medical care f...” — Matthew Heineman Quote

“In the Affordable Care Act, Congress provided access to medical care for nearly 30 million uninsured Americans. Access is critically important, but offering access to an already broken system won't provide a lasting cure. We need to ask and answer the underlying question: Access to what?”

“I think in 'Escape Fire,' we really look at the military as a microcosm for the rest of America.”

“I have faith in an audience being able to interpret complex material.”

“Hospitals should be paid to keep patients out of the hospital, not for signing up more and more patients.”

“'Cartel Land' seeks to give voice to the people of Mexico who suffer grievous harm from cartel violence and government corruption.”

“I think it doesn't matter, the color of your skin; it doesn't matter where you are from. It matters how you relate to people, how you connect with people, and the open-mindedness with which you approach the subject. That's to me what matters when you are making a film, not who you are or where you are from.”

“Despite the fact that every sport this side of badminton worries about concussions that result in brain damage, CTE, the National Hockey League refuses to accept the overwhelming medical science. Good grief - the NHL still permits fights.”

“There is an enormous amount of options that a physician can provide today, right down from curing patients, treating patients, or providing patients with psychic solace or pain relief. So, in fact, the gamut of medical intervention is enormous.”

“Saving the world via medical research or going off to Gobi Desert to dust off dinosaur eggs is what I thought I might be doing when I was a kid, and I'd love to bring those interests to a show like 'E.R.' or 'The West Wing,' or a movie like 'Jurassic Park.'”

“Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.”

“The medical system in the United States is among the best in the world, if not the best. What if we were to make the United States a medical destination? That would bring a lot of people here because there are a lot of sick people around the world. If they can get U.S. treatment, they will take it, but now think about what that will do.”