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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.

Paul Haggis's Popular Quotes

I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you lea…

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As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

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I like to really respect the audience and let them come through on answers.

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The stereotypes we pretend that we reject are ingrained in our DNA.

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If you change the right mind, then that person can perhaps change the world.

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We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.

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As soon as you think you know Clint Eastwood, you don't know Clint Eastwood.

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I like to write about things about which I have no answers, questions that trouble me. These things trouble me.

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I was in a cult for thirty-four years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t.

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