Paul Haggis

“The truth is always more complex than the stories we tell ourselves.”

“I'm interested in the gray areas, the things that are not so black and white.”

“I think we're all looking for a home, a place where we belong, a place where we feel safe.”

“I'm a great believer that if you don't get rejected, you're not trying hard enough.”

“I love characters who are flawed, who are not models of perfect behavior.”

“We are all guilty of something, and we are all innocent of something. It's just a matter of what you're looking at.”

“You have to be a little bit crazy to be a writer.”

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

“The questions are always more interesting than the answers.”

“I'm drawn to stories about people who are trying to do the right thing and failing.”

“Fear is a great motivator.”

“We are touched by things that have empathy.”

“I think the best stories are the ones that are personal.”

“You can't write about something you don't know.”

“The great thing about writing is that you can do it anywhere. All you need is a laptop or a pen and paper.”