There was a period of time in America where the advertising world actually went to the housewives of America and had them write jingles that would appeal to them. It was actually brilliant marketing.

Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about.

It was a great circumstance when I received the script of [Chloe] and Atom [Egoyan] said he wanted me to do it. I was inclined to say 'yes' immediately.

People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.

I think the thing about relationships is that you're always thinking "Oh, it's going to go bad." [...] But then, it's the same thing that all the silly magazines say, "Take time for yourselves. Go away."

I love my kids with all my heart and the last thing I want to worry about is the air they breathe.

I was lucky enough to come in at the beginning of the independent film movement, and it's really shaped my life and my career.