You don't do pictures because the audience is ready for them. You do them because there's something gnawing at you, something inside.
Paul HaggisI 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.
Paul HaggisIf 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 Haggis