--- title: "12 Cinema Quotes By Paul Haggis" description: "12 Cinema quotes by Paul Haggis. Plus more from Paul Haggis and more Cinema sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/paul-haggis-5313_answers_i-don-t-think-it-s-the-job-of-filmmakers_1421107.jpg" --- > [I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-don-t-think-it-s-the-job-of-filmmakers-to-give-anybody-answers-i-do/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/paul-haggis-5313_answers_i-don-t-think-it-s-the-job-of-filmmakers_1421107.jpg) > [I don't pay much attention to the press. My films always get good reviews and bad reviews. I just try to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-don-t-pay-much-attention-to-the-press-my-films-always-get-good/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/paul-haggis-5313_always_i-don-t-pay-much-attention-to-the-press_1684294.jpg) > [A lot of films made me love the movies, everything from Hitchcock to Godard. But the ones that really grabbed me were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/a-lot-of-films-made-me-love-the-movies-everything-from-hitchcock-to/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/paul-haggis-5313_cinema_a-lot-of-films-made-me-love-the-movies-e_1727599.jpg) > [You don't make a film because the audience is ready for it. You make a film because you have questions that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/you-don-t-make-a-film-because-the-audience-is-ready-for-it-you-make-a/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/paul-haggis-5313_audience_you-don-t-make-a-film-because-the-audien_2023092.jpg) > [My one guiding rule for success in the film world would be, be careful of your friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/my-one-guiding-rule-for-success-in-the-film-world-would-be-be-careful/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/paul-haggis-5313_be-careful_my-one-guiding-rule-for-success-in-the-f_2612294.jpg) > [When I discovered European filmmakers, it affected me so deeply. It redefined what cinema could be. I mean, 'Blow-Up' ends with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/when-i-discovered-european-filmmakers-it-affected-me-so-deeply-it/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/paul-haggis-5313_affected_when-i-discovered-european-filmmakers-it_414504.jpg) > [I wanted to do a political film that is as nonpartisan as can be, because I wanted to do a story that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-wanted-to-do-a-political-film-that-is-as-nonpartisan-as-can-be/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/paul-haggis-5313_cinema_i-wanted-to-do-a-political-film-that-is_869745.jpg) > [The worst thing you can do to a filmmaker is to walk out of his film and go, 'That was a nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-to-a-filmmaker-is-to-walk-out-of-his-film/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48c/paul-haggis-5313_about_the-worst-thing-you-can-do-to-a-filmmake_2165649.jpg) > [Film is an emotional medium; it's not a logical medium. It's not an intellectual medium, so every decision you make as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/film-is-an-emotional-medium-it-s-not-a-logical-medium-it-s-not-an/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/paul-haggis-5313_actor_film-is-an-emotional-medium-it-s-not-a-l_1462129.jpg) > [Independent films are very hard to get made, but I'm lucky enough to get them made, so I'm going to keep doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/independent-films-are-very-hard-to-get-made-but-i-m-lucky-enough-to/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/paul-haggis-5313_able_independent-films-are-very-hard-to-get-m_1681742.jpg) > ['Crash' came from personal experience. I saw things inside me from living in L.A. that made me uncomfortable. I saw horrible things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/crash-came-from-personal-experience-i-saw-things-inside-me-from/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/470/paul-haggis-5313_around_crash-came-from-personal-experience-i-sa_426541.jpg) > [I loved American filmmakers when I was growing up. I didn't get to film school or anything. I was a very bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-loved-american-filmmakers-when-i-was-growing-up-i-didn-t-get-to/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/paul-haggis-5313_american_i-loved-american-filmmakers-when-i-was-g_601894.jpg) ## Other authors on Cinema - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-werner-herzog-94806.jpg) Werner Herzog 57 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/werner-herzog/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nicolas-winding-refn-71275.jpg) Nicolas Winding Refn 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/nicolas-winding-refn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 55 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lynch-27713.jpg) David Lynch 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/david-lynch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/peter-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-greenaway-74852.jpg) Peter Greenaway 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/peter-greenaway/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-10688.jpg) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-mani-ratnam-6434.jpg) Mani Ratnam 47 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/mani-ratnam/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-takashi-miike-3507.jpg) Takashi Miike 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/takashi-miike/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 45 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/martin-scorsese/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/george-lucas/) ## More by Paul Haggis > [There's something that's so basically corrupt about any system in which a good and fair profit is not enough. There has to be more,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/there-s-something-that-s-so-basically-corrupt-about-any-system-in/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [In 'The Next Three Days,' even though it was a prison breakout movie, I was asking myself, 'What would I do? How far would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/in-the-next-three-days-even-though-it-was-a-prison-breakout-movie-i/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [I made a very good living as a bad writer. I wrote a lot of comedies, 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Facts of Life,' while all my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-made-a-very-good-living-as-a-bad-writer-i-wrote-a-lot-of-comedies/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [The wrong one will start saying things like "withdraw with honor." We've heard phrases like that before, and they led to thousands and thousands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/the-wrong-one-will-start-saying-things-like-withdraw-with-honor-we-ve/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [We crash into each other just so we can feel something](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/we-crash-into-each-other-just-so-we-can-feel-something/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [The great majority of Scientologists I know are good people who are genuinely interested in improving conditions on this planet and helping others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/the-great-majority-of-scientologists-i-know-are-good-people-who-are/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [I'm a filmmaker, and I was most influenced by Hitchcock's films. How he could plant such deep enriched characters and then make us care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-m-a-filmmaker-and-i-was-most-influenced-by-hitchcock-s-films-how-he/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [I found two true stories. One was in 2003. One was the beginning of 2004. I decided to meld them. Richard Davis' story which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-found-two-true-stories-one-was-in-2003-one-was-the-beginning-of/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [There's nothing more painful than writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/there-s-nothing-more-painful-than-writing/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [I'm such an antsy type of person. I can't write in a room without other people around. I write in coffee shops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-m-such-an-antsy-type-of-person-i-can-t-write-in-a-room-without/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [You hear this story that we're all on the left, but when there's a demonstration, you count how many actors actually come out. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/you-hear-this-story-that-we-re-all-on-the-left-but-when-there-s-a/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [Right after we invaded Iraq, I put a sign on my lawn that said "War is not the answer." That sign was either defaced,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/right-after-we-invaded-iraq-i-put-a-sign-on-my-lawn-that-said-war-is/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [When I discovered European filmmakers, it affected me so deeply. It redefined what cinema could be. I mean, 'Blow-Up' ends with a dead body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/when-i-discovered-european-filmmakers-it-affected-me-so-deeply-it/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > ['Crash' came from personal experience. I saw things inside me from living in L.A. that made me uncomfortable. I saw horrible things in people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/crash-came-from-personal-experience-i-saw-things-inside-me-from/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) > [Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/unless-i-m-really-uneasy-with-what-i-m-writing-i-lose-interest-very/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/paul-haggis/#itemlist", "name": "12 Cinema Quotes By Paul Haggis", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. 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