Some of the funniest moments I've ever experienced have been in the midst of tragic situations in my life.
Sarah PolleyI still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.
Sarah PolleyAll of my short films are about marriages, and I think that this probably comes from some kind of unconscious fascination with my parents' story and what they went through.
Sarah PolleySo I decided to make a film about our need to tell stories, to own our stories, to understand them, and to have them heard.
Sarah PolleyMy mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but I think that happened despite my best efforts to keep myself separate from it.
Sarah PolleyI am aware that I've generally been more attracted to introspective roles, but it's sort of bizarre, because it's the opposite of who I am in many ways. I think I'm quite an extroverted, loud person. So it interests me that that's sort of the place that I go all quiet, is when I'm onscreen. It's a bit strange.
Sarah Polley