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.
Paul HaggisWalk 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.
Paul HaggisUnited States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.
Paul HaggisEvery 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know.
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