People make decisions that may have one intent and yet are somehow perverted into something else. And sometimes it's because of design. Sometimes it's because of happenstance. But very often, it's mysterious to them.
Atom EgoyanMy parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration.
Atom EgoyanWhen I was planning Family Viewing, the Ontario Film Development Corporation came into existence.
Atom EgoyanThe biggest problem with the independent film sector in Toronto is that they find themselves having to make that budget show on screen.
Atom EgoyanI'm obsessed with this idea of storytellers and people who have a narrative, and sometimes sustain a relationship because they're telling a narrative and someone is listening to that. Often the nature of the relationship is determined by how well they tell the story, or someone else's ability to suspend disbelief, or infuse into their narrative something which they may not even be aware of.
Atom Egoyan