--- title: "5 Crash Quotes By Paul Haggis" description: "5 Crash quotes by Paul Haggis. Plus more from Paul Haggis and more Crash sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/paul-haggis-5313_crash_we-crash-into-each-other-just-so-we-can_111830.jpg" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/paul-haggis-5313_crash_we-crash-into-each-other-just-so-we-can_111830.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) > [All my work is partly biographical. I mean, 'Crash' was absolutely that, absolutely. But you just wouldn't recognize me in most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/all-my-work-is-partly-biographical-i-mean-crash-was-absolutely-that/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/paul-haggis-5313_absolutely_all-my-work-is-partly-biographical-i-mea_803543.jpg) > [I don't know if 'Crash' is a good movie or not because I didn't set out to make a movie. Really, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/i-don-t-know-if-crash-is-a-good-movie-or-not-because-i-didn-t-set-out/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/paul-haggis-5313_because_i-don-t-know-if-crash-is-a-good-movie-or_3036049.jpg) > ['Crash' was incredibly personal to me. So was 'In the Valley of Elah.' There were things in 'The Next Three Days' that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/crash-was-incredibly-personal-to-me-so-was-in-the-valley-of-elah/) [Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/paul-haggis-5313_answer_crash-was-incredibly-personal-to-me-so-w_3199526.jpg) ## Other authors on Crash ## 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/crash/paul-haggis/#itemlist", "name": "5 Crash Quotes By Paul Haggis", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We crash into each other just so we can feel something", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Haggis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/we-crash-into-each-other-just-so-we-can-feel-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/paul-haggis-5313_crash_we-crash-into-each-other-just-so-we-can_111830.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/paul-haggis-5313_crash_we-crash-into-each-other-just-so-we-can_111830.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/paul-haggis-5313_crash_we-crash-into-each-other-just-so-we-can_111830.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We crash into each other just so we can feel something” — Paul Haggis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Crash' came from personal experience. 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