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 attackblockbusterdiscount share on social
I don't consider myself a very good talker or writer but a pretty good filmmaker. Alex Gibney filmmakergoodpretty Change image and share on social
The job of a journalist is to find out stuff. The job of the government - sometimes - is to keep stuff secret. There's a natural tension there. Alex Gibney findgovernmentjob Change image and share on social
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 enronexecutivefelt Change image and share on social
The Bush administration will go down in history as the Torture Team. Alex Gibney administrationbushhistory Change image and share on social
Oscar always opens up doors, especially the night of the Oscars. On that night, you hold that gold man, and it's like having Gandalf's staff. You can go anywhere and do anything. It's a talisman of such power. Alex Gibney doorgandalfgold share on social
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 endentitlejustify Change image and share on social
Documentaries can embrace contradictions in a way that journalism can't. Alex Gibney contradictiondocumentaryembrace Change image and share on social
People who lie, particularly those who lie really big, can't do it effectively unless they feel that there's a righteous power behind what they're doing. You're entitled to lie because the end justifies the means. Alex Gibney bigeffectivelyend share on social
In the U.S., hospitals are rewarded for keeping hospital beds full. That's the market at work. The question is: should we work for the market, or should the market work for us? Alex Gibney bedfullhospital Change image and share on social
