Each one of my films is personal; each one of my films is emotionally autobiographical. And I like directors who do that.

I am an obsessive flyer, myself.

Yeah, I was born in Montreal and I go back to Vancouver and Toronto a lot, so I have a sense of being Canadian, and I was raised by two Canadians, and my wife is Canadian, so yeah, I feel it.

Most people see a documentary about the meat industry and then they become a vegetarian for a week.

I think it's a mistake for young filmmakers to just buy digital equipment and shoot a feature. Make short films first, make your mistakes and learn from them.

Directing 'The Office' is kind of like someone going, 'Would you like to drive my Lamborghini?' And I'm like 'Yes, I would like to drive your Lamborghini. That sounds like fun.'

Comedy and horror are cousins; they're related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie.

I'm a believer that people need to understand that filmmaking is not a perfect process for anybody. It is a process in which you find the film and the film finds you. And that is every film.

With each one of my films, I'm exploring one of my own issues and I try to expose myself a little in the film.

I don't know why I'm drawn to anti-heroes, but I certainly am.

Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

There are as many kinds of anger as there are of the sunsets with which they ought to end.

Feeling this way was a particular kind of horror, having the emotions without the memories.

Don’t deny your emotions andforce yourself to smile when youfeel like crying. Cry, but learn tosmile through your tears.

The relatives of a suicide always take it in bad part that he did not remain alive out of consideration for the family dignity.

The process of casting a movie has many complicated variables...

Marvin was humming ironically because he hated humans so much.

Bee, why are you staring at me? I am not a flower??

Children are a sacred gift from a loving Heavenly Father. Children are an heritage of the Lord (Ps. 127:3). The more I think about children, the more I worry about parents.

I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had.