I rather like the idea of defying death.

I want to paint Montreal as a rather fantastic city, which it was, because nobody knows today what it was like. And I'm one of the last survivors, or rapidly becoming one.

I just can't tell you what fun I've had being a member of the world's second oldest profession.

I don't want death to suddenly interrupt what I'm doing. I don't like the idea of death at all.

I've been very fortunateit's just been an amazing piece of luck. I haven't had to suffer for my art but I've suffered enough inside to hopefully be called an artist.

In Stratford you either turn into an alcoholic or you better write.

The first time my father saw me in the flesh was on the stage, which is a bit weird. We went out to dinner, and he was charming and sweet, but I did all the talking.