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" I did put on weight for the last half of the film, but the Ferris wheel scene was shot with a harness on me so that if I fell I wouldn't fall all the way. "

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" I know there are only so many characters I'll be able to play. "

" I know that I'm with the person I'm supposed to be with. "

" I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I've always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor. "

" It's weird to have no control over something that you're involved in. "

" What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny. "

" I've wanted to make films since a really young age. It's always been my passion. "

" If I'm still acting at 46, I'll be surprised. "

" I had a lot of romanticised ideas of what Detroit was like, but I didn't get there until I was 30, and it was very different than I had imagined it. "

" I left Canada to come to Hollywood to make movies. "

" Maybe in my life I sort of put myself in situations that were chaotic, outside of my life. "

" I did this scene in 'Lars and the Real Girl' where I was in a room full of old ladies who were knitting, and it was an all-day scene, so they showed me how. It was one of the most relaxing days of my life. "

" Freedom is such a gift. "

" You learn from all directors, all these guys. "

" I don't know enough about manliness to define it. "

" I've lost perspective on what I'm doing. I think it's good for me to take a break and reassess why I'm doing it and how I'm doing it. And I think this is probably a good way to learn about that. I need a break from myself as much as I imagine the audience does. "

" I'm Canadian, and so American politics aren't really in my wheelhouse. "

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" I turned 30, and everyone told me I would feel different, and I didn't. "

" I had my hustle. It was whatever I could do to not end up working in a factory. If I had to shake it like a showgirl, I was going to do it. "

" Most movies, you have to try and forget you're making a movie, because there are trailers and booms and lights and marks, and it's everywhere. "

" I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is. "

" I danced a little as a kid here in Canada: in Ottawa at the Elite Dance Studio and at the Top Hat Dance School in Cornwall where I grew up. So I had some experience of having to learn routines. "

" I loved growing up in Canada. It's a great place to grow up because - well, at least where I grew up - it's very multicultural. There's also good health care and a good education system. "

" If I eat a huge meal and I can get the girl to rub my belly, I think that's about as romantic as I can think of. "

" It's not good just to have life experience of film-making and that's all. It's hard to play a real person when you've been in jets and town cars for three years. "

" It's Shane Black. He's a world unto himself. His world is so fun and crazy. "

" I'm not very good at knowing what people want. I don't have that talent. The best I can do is make films that resonate with me and see what happens. "

" My uncle was an Elvis impersonator - his name was Perry, and he went by 'Elvis Perry' - and my work as a wedding singer landed me a spot in his act. "

" I don't know specifically what scenes I'd like to see violence in - I crave violence when I'm watching a John Hughes movie. "

" We should get a Roomba for our Roomba. I feel bad for it because it works tirelessly, and at night I can hear it cleaning, and I just feel bad for it. "

" When my films don't do well, I'm hurt and surprised. It's discouraging. "