Cinema teaches us about the human body and how we look at things.
I think Canadians make a lot of music because we're stuck inside all the time.
I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living.
I like creating beauty out of scary things.
I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel.
From an early age, I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative.
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant.
I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like child stringing beads in kindergarten, - happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another.
I wouldn't mind people saying, "You can't do this because this isn't enough. "
I believe in plot, in development of character, in the effect of the passage of time, in a good story - better than something you might find in the newspaper. And I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you're capable of making it.
The only way to convert a heathen is to travel into the jungle.