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" There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is. "

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" Acting is very physical, even when it doesn't appear to be. It's about the arc of your body's language through a film. "

" I'd ice-skated before, because I'm Canadian and that's what you do as a kid, but I'd never, ever been on quad skates. "

" I hate how box-office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don't see a box-office failure blamed on men. "

" I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that. "

" I think, because I've been working for a while, I've been working since I was ten, I had the fortune of reading a lot, a lot of scripts. "

" I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. "

" I'm a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast. "

" I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent. "

" There's no big budget Canadian movie. Whatever movies are big budget in Canada come from the States. Or also have States financing. Everything's pretty small. "

" I'm not good at watching stuff that I'm in at all. I should stop. I shouldn't watch something for the first time with a room full of people at Sundance. It's not a good idea. "

" I actually can't watch blood and gore and all those things. I watch Netflix shows with my hand over my face, like, peeking out. Which is funny, because I'm on sets all the time, and I know how those effects are done. "

" I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women. "

" I always take the time to eat well and eat locally because it's common sense. "

" I think the Smart Car is awesome. The only problem is I've been on the freeway and felt like I was going to be blown away like a Tim Hortons coffee cup, so I may have to upgrade to a Mini Cooper - something a little stronger. "

" I'm a huge Sissy Spacek fan. "

" I think there's a tremendous amount of guilt that goes on between mothers and daughters, no matter how good or bad their relationships are. "

" I didn't really play dress up when I was a kid, and I'm really T-shirt and jeans-y. "

" I love sport, I grew up playing sports, that's all I did, and it is so invigorating now that I'm supposedly adult to learn something completely new, from the bottom up. "

" People ask if I'm concerned about getting pigeonholed. No one asks, 'Ellen, you've done seven straight roles in a row. Shouldn't you shake it up, do something queer?' There's still that double standard. "

" And I think it's really easy for people to point out hypocrisy in people's lives. "

" Producing is a way of finding a great script that nobody's making, and believing in it, and doing what you can to get it made. It lets you work with your friends, people you really love to do something with. "

" I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on. "

" I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget. "

" I love playing roles that are physical, absolutely love. Whether it's just that kind of basic level of physicality or whether it's stunts. "

" I was maybe 10 or 11 when I saw 'Titanic.' And, yes, I was a fan. I loved it. "

" I've become really interested in permaculture, simplifying my life and doing everything I can to develop more of a sustainable lifestyle. "

" I've always been drawn to stories and telling them; whether it was through being a part of theater when I was a little kid, or film, or with music, there's just been an innate desire to feel that connection. "

" I love nicknames. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel less alone in this world. "

" Conversations create change. It's easy to call someone 'enemy,' but there's more to it, right? "

" I love L.A. I'm a full-blown cheerleader for it. "