I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.

Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece.

I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than that.

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is.

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. Actually, when I did theater, I used to have a partner, and that was the way we used to write a lot of our sketches, through improvisation. So it's something I feel comfortable with.

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.

I feel my life has more meaning because I am responsible for another life, although I don't have control over what Lucian - my son - is going to do. He's definitely going to carve his own way.