I'd say that the No. 1 attribute you need as an actor is to be malleable. You need to be able to change and tailor what you're doing to what the situation dictates.

You grow up skinny in Canada; in working-class Montreal, you're definitely the underdog.

Rigidity is the enemy of acting. And I think that people who stay up all night focusing on every beat they're going to do the next day always end up getting screwed.

What I do for a living and how I unwind are one and the same; it's a rare special thing.

Montreal is a great town. There's equal parts blue-collar town.

For every big American movie I've done where I was the supporting guy, I've gone back home to Canada to do supporting movies where I was the lead.

I am a proud Montrealer. Jobs will take me where they take me, but nothing will ever be able to convince me to leave my home.

In the best-case scenario, the audience sees themselves in your shoes. The only way you can do that is if you try to play it as if it was happening to you.

Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.

My vanity and narcissism will never let me go too far.

I have a maple leaf tattoo over my heart, quite literally, and my two favorite things on Earth are being in Canada and making movies.

There is a divine grace available for you to accomplish far greater things than you could ever imagine nor dream of.

Wildlife administration, in this respect, is not yet a profession.

Modern medicine, for all its advances, knows less than 10 percent of what your body knows instinctively.

I obviously swear by yoga for staying mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually balanced.

The only perfect climate is bed.

In short there is not a shred of objective evidence to support the hypothesis that life began in an organic soup here on the Earth.

Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too, which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday.

Each day life sends you chances to learn, grow and step into your best. Don't miss them.

Most people would rather be sheep than stand on their own with antlers on.

I want to win football games.