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Maybe in my life I sort of put myself in situations that were chaotic, outside of my life.
In New York, you're forced to deal with life; it's there in front of you on a daily basis.
If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope.
They say never meet your heroes. But the addendum to that is 'unless they're Harrison Ford.'
I feel there is something nice about not talking. Like you can say more by actually saying less.
There used to be a candy called 'Bonkers,' which I believe to be the greatest candy of all time.
Any time you stick your neck out in high school, there's someone right there to chop your head off.
Cars can have a hypnotic effect. You can get in a car and get out and not really remember the trip.
I think 'Believer' and 'Leland' were such great things to have been a part of, and I learned a lot.
It was a strange experience, making a love story and not getting along with your co-star in any way.
Working with someone is the best way to get to know someone, especially if it's a creative endeavor.
I don't know, I just got a feeling about her. You know when a song comes on and you just gotta dance?
I think we're very complicated and we're capable of all kinds of things, and movies don't reflect that.
I turned 30 and everyone told me I would feel different and I didn't. So I thought I'd move to New York.
I love being Canadian. I think growing up in Canada gives you a world perspective that I certainly enjoy.
I don't think anyone can teach you how to be a man but a woman. You only learn by learning what they need.
If you're making a movie about the effects of time, you kind of have to engage time as the main character.
I've been doing this since I was 12... I don't want to act much longer; I can't do one thing my whole life.
I've always liked women more. I was brought up by my mother and older sister. I found my way into dance class.
Falling in love is a narcissistic endeavor. You play the role of lover, and you find someone to act it out on.
You can only be yourself, and it sounds cheesy, but when it comes to filmmaking, there's really nowhere to hide.
I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life.
If I eat a huge meal and I can get the girl to rub my belly, I think that's about as romantic as I can think of.
When I made 'The Notebook,' the director, Nick Cassavetes, who is John's son, used to show me his father's movies.
I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is.
I went through puberty in a theme park. I'm grateful. That place was a landscape to me. I had adventures every day.
I'm Canadian. I think that's it. When you're a Canadian, you're always watching America from the outside, from afar.
The thing that's so exciting when you're making a film is that it can be anything and there are no limitations on it.
You feel good if you've done hard work. You sleep better. You get stuck in your head if you have too much time to think.
I don't know specifically what scenes I'd like to see violence in - I crave violence when I'm watching a John Hughes movie.
I love 'An American in Paris.' That's the one for me. Some of the visual ideas in that film are just haunting and very free.
Sometimes I think that the one thing I love most about being an adult is the right to buy candy whenever and wherever I want.
I grew up on Mel Brooks films. That was film to me until I got a little bit older and realised there were other kinds of movies.
Actors become very professional and proficient about watching out for each other's light and not stepping on each other's lines.
I don't even think of myself as particularly good looking, and not at all a typical kind of Hollywood leading man sort of actor.
I dont feel like I would be a good mentor. I dont know what I have to offer in that respect. I do this for pretty selfish reasons.
You can't make a movie for everybody. You can't go into it trying to alienate people, but you have to assume that you're going to.
I didn't want to make a literal film about Detroit, because it felt like what they were experiencing was more universal than that.
That's the power of film. If it's good, it can somehow make you feel connected to even the farthest thing from your own experience.
I feel like I think like a woman because I grew up with my mother and my sister, so I've just been programmed to think like a girl.
For now, I'm just going to keep doing the work and hope I don't get fired. If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it.
I just sort of feel like John Hughes movies are perfect, but they're missing violence. If they just had some violence, they'd be perfect.
I don't like the process of meeting someone and you make a film and that's it. You think you're just getting started, and then it's over.
Acting isn't that hard, really. I mean, I think that people make a big deal about it, but you just kind of try to say your lines naturally.
I had my hustle. It was whatever I could do to not end up working in a factory. If I had to shake it like a showgirl, I was going to do it.
My sister and I used to sing at weddings. We would sing 'When a Man Loves a Woman' to the bride. We'd do it right before the garter ceremony.
Most movies, you have to try and forget you're making a movie, because there are trailers and booms and lights and marks, and it's everywhere.
It's misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman's sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than (one) film.
I tried to find something real in essentially something thats science fiction or something-for me, anyways-not having an experience like this.
I think that you can sort of have your own personal journey and you know, you can just kind of apply that to whatever characters you're playing.