 I have a bad reputation for being temperamental. |
| But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood. |
| My plan was to stay in Canada to make films. |
| I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films. |
| When you meet me, I can be charming and intelligent and reasonable. |
| Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film. |
| I'm not an easygoing guy as a director. |
| Sylvester has a great popular sense, as good as any writer I've ever worked with. He knows what audiences want to see, and what they don't want to see. |
| When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity. |
| I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films. |
