“I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's a piece of fiction or it's a small piece of reality. I just look for good story.” TryingWellsLooksHardEnoughStoriesRealityInterestingFictionPiecesThings To DoGood StorySmall PiecesInteresting Stories Author:Paul Haggis
“If you're in a relationship and you try to trust somebody who's completely untrustworthy, when trust is the basis of any relationship and everyone else says not to trust, is love transformative.” IfsTryingBasesUntrustworthy Author:Paul Haggis
“I try not to think of actors as I'm writing because I think you do them a disservice by writing for things they've already done.” ThinkingWritingTryingDoneActorsDisservice Author:Paul Haggis
“Walk through Santa Monica and try to find somebody who knows a young man or woman who's in this war. Here, war is an intellectual concept. If you lose your son or daughter, it's no longer an intellectual matter.” IfsKnowsMenTryingWarMatterYoungLosesWalksSonIntellectualDaughterConceptsYoung ManSantaYour SonMonicaSanta Monica Author:Paul Haggis
“I was trying to talk about where we are right now as a society, and talk about the fear we all live in, and certainly since 9-11, how it's affected us and the world.” WorldTryingRight NowAffected Author:Paul Haggis