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Published on: 10/13/2008
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If I put in half the stuff I've seen, people would say, 'You're partisan, you're taking potshots, it never happens like this.'" - Stephen Gaghan, writer/director of Syriana (Best Original Screenplay), Dec. 15, 2005
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I also like Stephen Gaghan's remarks.Truth IS usually stranger than fiction and I think by knowing exactly what to leave in or remove from his screenplay showed remarkable intelligence and creativity on his part.
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However, it is David Strathairn, Stephen Gaghan, and Canada's own Paul Haggis who deliver the most intellectual and insightful quotes.
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Gaghan directed and wrote (or co-wrote) a film that deals with the nature terrorism, politics, and their international implications.