Canadian - Director | March 10, 1953 -
Even in a comedy, you have to make people feel. You have to put your hand inside their soul and twist out their heart.
Paul Haggis
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I don't pay much attention to the press. My films always get good reviews and bad reviews. I just try to make the best film I can.
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There's nothing more painful than writing.
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The great majority of Scientologists I know are good people who are genuinely interested in improving conditions on this planet and helping others.
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Every 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know.
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I like taking genres and subverting them. I did that with 'In the Valley of Elah.' I said, 'Okay, this is just a murder mystery. Relax.' And then, two thirds of the way through, I broke every convention of a murder mystery.
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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.
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I just love actors, and I've always loved actors. I empathize with their job. Everyone thinks it's easy, and it ain't. To be that vulnerable and brave on camera is tough. The more they reveal themselves, the more we love them, but there's a lot of truth in what they're showing.
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In Scientology, in the Ethics Conditions, as you go down from Normal through Doubt, then you get to Enemy, and, finally, near the bottom, there is Treason.
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I have so many questions about love. How do you win at it? Especially if you're in a relationship with an impossible person? What if you believe in someone who's completely untrustworthy, who at their core can't even believe in themselves?
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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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I am really drawn to damaged characters, and I have a lot of sympathy for them. Making those complicated characters empathetic is something to strive for. It's too easy to create a good guy or a good girl.
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