I think it's a universal thing in every family, that people have their own specific versions of pivotal events or even small memories.
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 PolleyI think that I get different kinds of joy out of directing a film and acting, and it's sort of necessary to just be doing one and focusing on that. I'm in awe of anyone who tries to be an actor-director, so I couldn't really see that.
Sarah PolleyI just feel like it's so amazing every few years when I'm not making a film to act and basically go back to film school and just watch other filmmakers work and try to be a part of somebody else's vision. So I feel like you do use two very different parts of your brain, and it's great to be able to jump back and forth.
Sarah PolleyIt's amazing how the world does actually go on in the middle of things that should stop it for us.
Sarah PolleyFilm and TV is a very hard profession to enter into if you don't have the ability to take a long period of time without making money so you can write, direct or raise financing, or work your way up, often with unpaid internships. It's hard to get into without a lot of connections. You end up with a lot of white people from privilege making films. So we're seeing a lot of the same kinds of stories.
Sarah Polley