• 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: 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.
    "Director Paul Haggis Talks THIRD PERSON, Putting the Cast Together, How He’d Like to Do an Extended Version, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 20, 2014.