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Paul Haggis on ‘Third Person’ and Leaving Scientology
Screenwriter and director Paul Haggis on his new film Third Person, his first since his public break with the Church of Scientology.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenOscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis tells Kim Masters about the challenges of making the globe-trotting drama Third Person on tight budget, and why he was just as surprised as everyone else at the Oscar win for his 2005 movie Crash. Haggis also talks life in Hollywood after leaving and denouncing the Church of Scientology.
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Filmmaker Paul Haggis’ screenwriting credits include back-to-back Best Picture winners: Million Dollar Baby in 2004 and Crash, which he also directed, in 2005. The Oscar for Crash is perhaps the most controversial best-picture victory in recent history, and Haggis has been through years of litigation over profits from the project.
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