Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
My films have elements of genre in them, which prevents them from being purely art films.
I don't think there is any one route to directing. . . . Other than that I think you just have to think 'By any means possible' and take any job you can that will get you experience. I also did a lot for free. I got paid virtually nothing for my first film, but it changed my life.
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.
It never occurred to me to be a film director, partly because I hadn't seen a single film by a female director, but I liked the idea of being a writer moving to Hollywood and being unhappy; that sounded romantic and fabulous to me.
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.
My time with my family is a priority.
Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute piece.
Decades of providing technology in growing volume and at decreasing costs have driven great gains for developing nations, communities and people worldwide, but there is still much to do.
There was this project I really wanted before 'Glee' and I didn't get cast - I went in about 13 times and I was so bummed when I didn't get it. But then a month later I got cast on 'Glee,' and I felt like it was meant to happen.