Whether or not he came to believe it - so many people, when they have a mission, come to believe something in a way that may have started out as a slogan. You know, L. Ron Hubbard, not to make a random comparison, started Scientology as a scam.
Alex GibneyIn the case of the Catholic Church, it's hard to understand how they so willfully sacrifice the children.
Alex GibneyAs a filmmaker, I always took my inspiration from a filmmaker named Marcel Ophรผls, who said, "I always have a point of view, but the trick is showing how hard it is to come to that point of view."
Alex GibneyIt's easy to get armchair analysts to talk, but to get people on the inside to talk is very, very hard.
Alex GibneyYou see the natural progression of what happens when the executive gets power and then a new executive comes in. The new executive doesn't say, "Oh, man. The president has just got too much power. We're going to dial that back." No, they expand the power. It's like, "He didn't use it well, so I'm going to take more power and use it better because I'm a better guy and my values are better." Then you suddenly realize that the very people who were attacking Guantรกnamo prior to getting into office are now the people expanding an assassination program overseas.
Alex Gibney