In the beginning, it wasn't even a question of deciding I'm going to do independent film and not commercial films - I wasn't being offered any commercial films, and there wasn't an independent scene.

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.

Do you think god stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created here on earth?

I don't blame any director for wanting to do something more commercial. That's all part of the business. I certainly have done it, as an actor.

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

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn't one of them. In the end, I couldn't figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it.