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You can't win a battle against an idea with bombs, with guns, or militarily.
Matthew Heineman
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For 'City of Ghosts,' I really didn't speak any Arabic. It obviously made it more difficult, but I also found it to be an advantage while shooting. It allowed me to focus on the emotion of the scene as opposed to just chasing dialogue.
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I love the challenge of taking these really complicated subjects and trying to humanise them.
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In my humble opinion, propaganda is one of the most evil tools humans have used against humans throughout history to justify wars, justify atrocities, justify evil. ISIS has taken it to a new extreme.
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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.
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My dad sent me a clipping about the self-defence militias in Mexico. Immediately, when I read it, I knew I wanted to create a parallel story about vigilantes on both sides of the border.
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The story of everyday people rising up to fight against evil to protect their families - it's a story that we've seen play out throughout history and across the world today.
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Bombs are not going to fix ISIS.
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ISIS is an idea. And we have to fight this idea with the same tools that they're using.
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There's a wide range of motivations that led folks to patrol the border, to be part of Arizona Border Recon.
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I don't start out making films with a certain goal in mind.
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Health is the one thing we all have in common regardless of race, creed, or income. Everyone should participate in creating the solutions.
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