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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.

From Paul Haggis

I'm a deeply broken person, and broken institutions fascinate me.

From Paul Haggis

My kids paid the price for my career. We can say it's for our family, but it almost never is. It's about us. It's just some of us can pretend better than others.

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Even a modicum of celebrity is hard to deal with. You see it with actors and directors all the time.

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I like it when an actor is secure enough to ask questions, and the director is secure enough not to be threatened by that.

From Paul Haggis

Irish and Italian are my two favourite people.

From Paul Haggis

I'm a filmmaker, and I was most influenced by Hitchcock's films. How he could plant such deep enriched characters and then make us care both about the antagonist and protagonist was masterful.

From Paul Haggis

You can't plan for people to like your movies. I knew that people were not going to run in droves to the theater for the 'In the Valley of Elah.' I knew they might not want to see it, but I still had to the movie; I felt very strongly about it. Wanting to keep telling a good story is what you want to do, a compelling story.

From Paul Haggis

I thought 'The King's Speech' was great.

From Paul Haggis

I don't think I'm against all wars, but you'd have to have a damn good reason to send your son or daughter to fight, or to go yourself. So often, we are lied to and manipulated by our governments for their own very cynical reasons.

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