“I think we as a society, a global community, we as governments, need t...” — Matthew Heineman Quote

“I think we as a society, a global community, we as governments, need to figure out ways to combat ISIS, not just as a military force but as an idea.”

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

“I want to move people to think and ponder the question of their own healthcare. And it doesn't need to be political thinking.”

“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.”

“Bombs are not going to fix ISIS.”

“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.”

“I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.”

“I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran.”

“There never yet has been a country which became powerful without knowledge. A man by his own strength alone cannot successfully combat a tiger, but by his intelligence, he can devise means to entrap him.”

“There's an idea that London is a planet on its own: that it's starting to diverge from the rest of the solar system. We need to combat that.”

“As governor, I'll reverse cuts to the Local Government Fund and will work cooperatively with communities across the state to combat the challenges they face.”

“I don't think I would have written a combat novel if I had just had peacetime military training. I think, in fact, I probably would have remained a poet and just written a short story every now and then.”