“As artists, we have to be brave. If we aren't brave, we aren't artists...” — Paul Haggis Quote

“As artists, we have to be brave. If we aren't brave, we aren't artists.”

“You can't plan for people to like your movies. I knew that people were not going to run in droves to the theater for the 'In the Valley of Elah.' I knew they might not want to see it, but I still had to the movie; I felt very strongly about it. Wanting to keep telling a good story is what you want to do, a compelling story.”

“I just figure if you have a modicum of celebrity, you need to use it, and you need to use it for more things than just promoting yourself or your film or your image or your product.”

“I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.”

“Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave.”

“One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real.”