I work, play and do everything in French.

I teach myself archaeology, I teach myself Spanish, and that's because it can be fun, it can be useful. So I keep studying. I read books because I still want to study. I don't want to stop.

I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention of making a film.

The first person to make me realize there was someone behind the film was Steven Spielberg.

In Canada, we have so much land, so much space, and so few people.

If youre writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation.

I studied political science and international relations, so I never considered myself an artist.

I think cinema is the memory and the imagination of the country. Take the memory and imagination out of an individual, and he stops being an individual. I think its the same thing for a country.

I don't like ostentatious galas and stuff like that, but if you get to the Oscars, you'd better get used to it and you'd better enjoy it.

I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a first. I've never done any comedy per se.

I feel relief about the Oscars. You know, you're not in this business for prizes but, okay, I missed one.

Complicated things CHALLENGE us most, HURTS us most, and there, we LEARN the most.

The greatest thing about writing is that you get to shape more than one life.

"Safety first" has been the motto of the human race for half a million years but it has never been the motto of leaders.

This free-will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey and make the most of it.

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself.

I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.

Michael Jordan makes you bring your game to another level. That's why I loved competing against him.

the Bible is used as a means of reinforcing their [women's] subordination to men through divine sanction.

Most people are far more prone to let the bad experiences shape their views than the good ones.

I'm not as reckless as I used to be. You know, when I was little.