'juno' Really Changed Things For Me And

If Someone Else Made 'up In The Air' Or 'thank You For Smoking' Or 'juno,' I Would Have Wanted To Rip Their Head Off. I Need That Same Sort Of Passion For Every Project I Take On.

Unlike With Any Other Art Form, Filmmakers Have This Unique Web Of Festivals. There Are Hundreds. It Is A Democratic System In Which You Submit Films, And If They Are Good Enough, They Play. The Only Barrier To Entry Is The Submission Fee.

I'm Trying To Figure Myself Out Through My Movies. Whether It's Big Stuff Like What We're Doing Here, Or Little Stuff Like Why Aren't I Happier? With Every Film I Feel Like I'm Apologising For Something. I Feel I'm Most Successful When I'm Looking For Something That Embarrasses Me About My Character That I'd Like To Expose.

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 The Same Day At The Same Time - They Are My Audience. They're The People That I Think About While I'm Writing, Directing, And Editing. I Specifically Make Movies For Them.

The First Set I Remember Was 'ghostbusters.' It Was A Scene In Which The Street Erupted. I Remember Even At Seven Years Old Thinking, 'wow, If You Direct A Movie, You Can Break The Streets Of New York.'