We are manipulated by fear and the fear of others, and how we're often manipulated into doing things and voting in ways that are against our own best interest. Look at healthcare. People will tell you that healthcare is socialism and communism, and they're doing this while their wife needs an operation and their kid needs braces.

Always write from your gut, no matter what the project is.

The stereotypes we pretend that we reject are ingrained in our DNA.

I've lived in America for many years. I mean, I love being a Canadian, but I truly identify with America. I love America so much.

You don't do pictures because the audience is ready for them. You do them because there's something gnawing at you, something inside.

We give you characters we'd feel very comfortable judging, and then go: 'Oh yeah? Watch this'.

When we're threatened, it's very easy to appeal to our basic natures.