“I like to really respect the audience and let them come through on answers.” AnswersAudience Author:Paul Haggis
“Right after we invaded Iraq, I put a sign on my lawn that said "War is not the answer." That sign was either defaced, ripped up, or stolen every week. I had to replace that sign twelve times.” SaidWarAnswersWeekIraqTwelveStolenLawnsRipped Author:Paul Haggis
“If you make a film and then two and a half, three years later, suddenly the country's changed and you look like you just happened to hit it. I actually like being contrarian. I would have preferred to come out three years ago when everyone was disagreeing with me. But hopefully it asks a lot of questions about our responsibility in sending young men and women to war, especially a war that's so complex, where there's no right answer, where they're forced with impossible decisions every day.” IfsMenYearsLooksTwoWarCountryFilmYoungThreeAsksDecisionAnswersHalfResponsibilityImpossibleHappenedChangedLike YouMen And WomenYears AgoComplexesHopefullyYoung ManThree YearsRight Answers Author:Paul Haggis
“I don't think writers should write about answers. I think writers should write about questions.” ThinkingShouldWritingAnswers Author:Paul Haggis
“I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre.” ThinkingGivingJobsFilmAsksAnswersTheatreFilmmakerGood Films Author:Paul Haggis
“I like to write about things about which I have no answers, questions that trouble me. These things trouble me.” WritingAnswersTrouble Author:Paul Haggis
