When you're directing, it is a little easier, because when you're the actor, you have a to be a little more of a child. You have to get into the child's aspect of your personality a little bit more.

I come from a very expressive family, so it's really not surprising that we became actors. There was a lot of real-life drama in our house. Some of it was drama, some of it was comedy and some of it was comic-tragedy.

I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing

The nice thing about Toronto is there's not a competition.

It's nice to work with people who know and trust you.

If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.

My interest lies in my self-expression -- what's inside of me -- not what I'm in.