There is a certain moment in the film when the son is in the nursing home and he goes to the television and turns it off because he sees himself in the image.

When I was planning Family Viewing, the Ontario Film Development Corporation came into existence.

It is not as though the process of production holds any mystery for me, I know exactly what it involves and I know the predominant concern in shooting one of those things is production values - or as they would say, seeing it all up there on screen.

You are traveling and see these people shooting the entire experience of going through a city, and maybe in the back of their minds they sustain the illusion that they will edit it all, but I don't think that's it.

Don’t get depressed about not being where you want to be. This nagging feeling of anxiety is actually called ambition. Ambition is your friend.

The biggest problem with the independent film sector in Toronto is that they find themselves having to make that budget show on screen.

I just think I love the process of making films. It's not tortuous for me at all. I love being with my crew. I love actors. There's a joy to the process.