“If you're going to see 'City of Ghosts' because you want to understand...” — Matthew Heineman Quote

“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.”

“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.'”

“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.”

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

“With newspapers cutting foreign bureaus and budgets shrinking for long-form, investigative journalism, documentary filmmakers are often filling a void nowadays in the media landscape with their ability to spend time with their stories and subjects.”

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

“I was a truant. And if you're a truant in New York City, the truant officer gets after you, and then you get into the courts, and then things happen which they really shouldn't. But I ended up in a very sweet reform school. It's the place you go to if you've got a really kind judge.”

“I am happy to have made the move to Manchester City.”

“The unknown winner of an unknown city, located in an unknown country, is Man.”

“So it's rare if I go to a city and don't shop. I know different store systems in every city so I just like doing business everywhere I go.”

“When I first came to New York City in 1967, I joined up with Richard Schechner's Performance Group - where we worked in the Performing Garage in SoHo.”

“If anything, the children of Paris should be giving me even more money for having the privilege of being in the same city as my incredible quality. And so should David Beckham. Call it a Zlaritable donation.”