There was a lot of anger among critics that I had not made a sexy movie.

There's absolutely no point in beating yourself up. Focus on going forward.

I really dislike it when women reject feminism; that's ridiculous. I am a product of feminism. Without feminism I would not be making films.

I just don't think I'm an ideological filmmaker in any way. I don't know how anyone could see anything I've done and see that.

I make unpopular versions of popular things. I make a horror film and it's not a horror film. None of my genre movies function as genre movies.

Punk rock, when I was a part of it, was called 'the underground.' There was something very attractive in all the hidden places, the hidden histories.

Mostly I'm just not American. I spent four years of my childhood here, but I think if you're Canadian you have a very different perspective. You don't think you're at the center of things.

One thing I'm not is a moralistic filmmaker. I'm not trying to tell people what to do, and I'm not trying to lead.

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath.

I'm not trying to make the world a better place.

Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

Your technique means nothing if you're not using your talents for the betterment of humanity.

And what would we be, we sinful creatures, without fear, perhaps the most foresighted, the most loving of the divine gifts?

In a world where celebrity equals talent, and where make-believe is called reality, it is most important to have real love, truth and stability in your life.

An empowering perspective gives birth to an empowered life.

I just make the music, and people have the say. When I'm making songs, I never call them hits.

I sort of loved the bustle of a thousand questions. Women are inherently kind of multitaskers.

When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things they transform their lives and the lives of others around them.

Shakespeare knew the human mind, and its most minute and intimate workings, and he never introduces a word, or a thought, in vain or out of place; if we do not understand him, it is our own fault.

Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.

According to the 'food waste pyramid', ensuring that food is eaten by people is the top priority. Failing that, the next best thing is to feed it to farm animals.