Well, Toronto, I consider to be the birthplace of my films. I've made three films and this is the third one to premiere here in the same theater on t….

I'm a kind of private guy..

Most people are nostalgic in a way that they're fond of the past, but they still are happy that they are where they are now. You know, when you say, ….

I'm really specific in the way that I shoot. I've always had a very good sense of what I need in the editing room. I used to shoot in a way that drew….

My writing voice is very much like 'Thank You for Smoking.' It's a guy's voice. It's very masculine..

I'm really specific in the way that I shoot. I've always had a very good sense of what I need in the editing room..

Filmmaking is a completely imperfect art form that takes years and, over those years, the movie tells you what it is. Mistakes happen, accidents happ….

With each one of my films, I'm exploring one of my own issues and I try to expose myself a little in the film..

I'm too big a fan of rhythm and editing. I'd much rather my editing be brave than my shooting..

Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take. Sometimes your films turn out exactly ….

Look, any guy who tells you that he didn't have some fears is lying. Of course, it's scary becoming a dad for a variety of reasons. That's not to say….

When it comes to casting, I've been so lucky. I've worked with unbelievable actors who make me look better than I am and take the written word and ma….

I always believed that you can make challenging films, but they should be fiscally responsible..

I hate movies that tell people what to think. I'm proud that Democrats thought 'Thank You For Smoking' was their film and Republicans thought it was ….

I'd done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. Why couldn't we do these for other classic screenplays and b….

Discover how little you know about the people you know..

It's easy to get caught up in a moment and think, 'Oh, I've been offered some giant studio film or a superhero franchise or some actor wants to meet ….

I don't believe in director's cuts where you make things longer. The coolest thing was when the Coen brothers did a director's cut of 'Blood Simple,'….

I have one of the original 'Ghostbusters' guns in my house..

I grew up on movie sets, I'm comfortable on sets. A movie set is like a circus. I don't understand why moviemaking has to be such an insane environme….

When I look at 'Napoleon Dynamite”s style I'm reminded of how I spoke when I was an eight-year-old boy. It was just like capturing the essence of, 'D….