It turns out that good actors can make anything believable.

If you change the right mind, then that person can perhaps change the world.

Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly.

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

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.

I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre.

It takes me awhile to find something that I'm passionate about. I'm reading a lot and thinking a lot, and torturing myself a lot because I'm feeling really guilty for not writing something today.