I don't have any affirmations, I don't have any of that stuff. My natural state is to look at things as possibilities and as opportunities.

You know what's cool? My kids think I'm ordinary.

I always feel very connected to Canada. My reference for everything is my Canadian background, my life in Canada. Particularly on this issue of refugee immigration: I couldn't be prouder of Canada.

My age makes me think how valuable life is. How bad is something like Parkinson's in relation to not having life at all?

Pay attention to what's happening around you. Read the book before you see the movie. Remember, though you, alone, are responsible for your own happiness, its still okay to feel responsible for someone else's. Live and to learn.

The oldest form of theater is the dinner table.

As much as Parkinson's is about movement, the end stage is being frozen. So the more I let that happen, the more I'm gonna be stuck within that and unable to reverse it.