The quality most important to me, in the films I make, is honesty.

I've never been to Ireland and I've always wanted to go.

If you can really hear more of the root cause, maybe there are ways that we can get beyond it, or destroy it, actually.

I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget.

Love, the beauty of it, the joy of it and yes, even the pain of it, is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being. And we deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise.

I’m a huge fan of the program Democracy Now, which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast.

I am a feminist and I am totally pro-choice, but what's funny is when you say that people assume that you are pro-abortion. I don't love abortion but I want women to be able to choose and I don't want white dudes in an office being able to make laws on things like this. I mean what are we going to do - go back to clothes hangers?