It’s funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made! But even a quite good romantic comedy.

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.

Ihr redet, wenn ihr aufhört mit euren Gedanken in Frieden zu sein.

The one whose ego of doer-ship in the unfolding karma effect (oodai no garva) is gone

Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?

He would wake up knowing that as long as he was capable of having such beautiful dreams, a part of him must still be good.

Always be challenged to build your life intentionally for possessions.

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

It wasn't enough to be kidnapped, I had to be insulted too.

Not every person has the same kinds of talents, so you discover what yours are and work with them.

In giving advice I advise you, be short.

The story of the Internet is this incredibly strong, exciting change.