When I started to allow the characters to go where they wanted to go, I just had to follow.
Paul HaggisI 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.
Paul HaggisWe all have these tendencies in us that could go this way or that. I think that's the real key in writing. To look at a character without judgment.
Paul HaggisI 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.
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