Quotes by Canadian Authors

"The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters."

Shawn Ashmore, Canadian Actor

Fantasy, Magic

"Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Consequence, Consequences, Mothers, Right

"I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

Rules, Thinking

"It doesn't matter if you're staying at a four-star hotel, you will never have your whole closet with you."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Will,

"The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style."

John Kricfalusi, Canadian Artist

Media, American, Style

"I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it."

Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Musician

Question, Right

"In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination."

Irving Layton, Canadian Poet

Leadership, Leader, Assassination, Canada

"I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip, 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.' I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip, despite its subject matter. To do it I'd had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I'd like to do that again."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

Mom, Reading, Research

"No, I'm not a comic book guy. I'm pretty fascinated with the subculture though and I do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film."

Donal Logue, Canadian Actor

Books, Film, Pretty, World

"I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy."

Norman Jewison, Canadian Director

Experience, Comedy, Romantic

"But in the old days, visual artists used to fall into two distinct categories: those of us who created images with cameras and those of us who applied stuff onto other stuff, with brushes or other tools."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

Artist, Artists, Old, Tools

"There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity."

Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist

Society, Time, Doctrine, Nonsense

"Well, I had a small degree, that little infection of skepticism about America which resides in the minds of even America's closest friends. That America can't be quite as good as it says it is. And why does it need so relentlessly to keep saying how good it is?"

Robert MacNeil, Canadian Journalist

Friendship, America, Friends, Saying, Skepticism

"It doubles your perception, to write from the point of view of someone you're not."

Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author

Perception,

"It's really a grand old, legendary theatre where the spirits of like Judy Garland and all these great performers have been. The clubs are way more underground."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

Old, Spirits, Theatre

"The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable."

Terri Clark, Canadian Musician

Courage,

"Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent."

Preston Manning, Canadian Politician

Humor, Canada, Country, Pursuit

"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Eye, Eyes, Man, Woman

"I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

Change,

"When I started out in Canada, I did a lot of voice-overs and commercials."

Andrea Martin, Canadian Actor

Canada, Voice

"When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I don't have a second to be bored or take anything for granted."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

Performance, Worry

"As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits."

Peter Jennings, Canadian Journalist

War, Limits, Nothing

"I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it."

Norman Jewison, Canadian Director

Thought, Actor

"To conquer nature is, in effect, to remove all natural barriers and human norms and to substitute artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes."

Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician

Nature, Effect

"I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something."

George Woodcock, Canadian Writer

People, Mathematicians

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."

Neil Peart, Canadian Musician

Choice,

"Men with style are great because they have a sense of self."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Men, Self, Sense, Style

"I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my father had done. I was afraid I had inherited a poisoned gene from him, a vocation without a gift."

Mavis Gallant, Canadian Author

Life, Father, Dream, Fear

"There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

Feelings, Feeling, Sadness

"Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys."

Corey Haim, Canadian Actor

Boys, Favorite

"Like 84% of Canadians, I believe in God."

Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician

God,

"It's nice to see the young ones 7, 8, 9 years old. It seems like they know you through their parents."

Guy Lafleur, Canadian Athlete

Old, Parents, Years

"Once you establish a look, and once everybody recognizes that look as your look, you never have to think about fashion again."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Fashion,

"I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am."

Steve Yzerman, Canadian Athlete

People, Hope

"It's the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

People, Journey, Self, World

"The paintings are transferred from my computer to a disk, and I can hand it to the printer this way; or I can modem the painting to the printer over the phone lines from my house in Hawaii."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

Computer, Painting

"There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud."

Carol Shields, Canadian Author

Life,

"I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat."

Pierre Trudeau, Canadian Statesman

Reading, Government, Fact, State

"The day on which I received confirmation was a distressing one to me."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

Day,

"We're from the ghetto. Venus is a ghetto Cinderella. People from the ghetto don't get nervous."

Richard Williams, Canadian Director

People,

"After you've done it for so many years, you have to find a new direction. You have to find something in your soul that's going to push you towards - to find your inspiration."

Elvis Stojko, Canadian Athlete

Inspirational, Soul, Inspiration, Direction, Years

"I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up."

Nancy Greene, Canadian Athlete

Love, Work, Commitment, Ski

"When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

First, Song

"I didn't want o do metal work and get my hands all nicked up and be around guys. So I took drama because there were a lot of girls."

Michael J. Fox, Canadian Actor

Work, Drama, Girls, Want

"Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good."

John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist

Scientists,

"What we see is what they're trying to sell us. It's not true nostalgic as much as it is repeating old material because it's less expensive than new material."

Rick Moranis, Canadian Actor

Old, Trying

"I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like."

Lara St. John, Canadian Musician

Reason,

"I'm living with two guys. I'm living with a slob and a guy who sleeps all day."

Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

Day, Living

"People are like, 'Well, she doesn't know the Sex Pistols.' Why would I know that stuff? Look how young I am. That stuff's old, right?"

Avril Lavigne, Canadian Musician

Sex, People, Old, Right

"When gasoline and rubber are rationed, electric power and transport facilities are becoming increasingly scarce, and manpower shortages are developing, it is difficult for people to understand their increased use for other than the most vital needs of war."

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian Politician

Power, War, People, Needs

"The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters."

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"Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done."

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"I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules."

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"It doesn't matter if you're staying at a four-star hotel, you will never have your whole closet with you."

​

"The generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style."

​

"I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it."

​

"In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination."

​

"I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip, 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.' I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip, despite its subject matter. To do it I'd had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I'd like to do that again."

​

"No, I'm not a comic book guy. I'm pretty fascinated with the subculture though and I do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film."

​

"I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy."

​

"But in the old days, visual artists used to fall into two distinct categories: those of us who created images with cameras and those of us who applied stuff onto other stuff, with brushes or other tools."

​

"There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity."

​

"Well, I had a small degree, that little infection of skepticism about America which resides in the minds of even America's closest friends. That America can't be quite as good as it says it is. And why does it need so relentlessly to keep saying how good it is?"

​

"It doubles your perception, to write from the point of view of someone you're not."

​

"It's really a grand old, legendary theatre where the spirits of like Judy Garland and all these great performers have been. The clubs are way more underground."

​

"The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable."

​

"Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent."

​

"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

​

"I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change."

​

"When I started out in Canada, I did a lot of voice-overs and commercials."

​

"When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I don't have a second to be bored or take anything for granted."

​

"As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits."

​

"I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it."

​

"To conquer nature is, in effect, to remove all natural barriers and human norms and to substitute artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes."

​

"I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something."

​

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."

​

"Men with style are great because they have a sense of self."

​

"I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my father had done. I was afraid I had inherited a poisoned gene from him, a vocation without a gift."

​

"There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage."

​

"Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys."

​

"Like 84% of Canadians, I believe in God."

​

"It's nice to see the young ones 7, 8, 9 years old. It seems like they know you through their parents."

​

"Once you establish a look, and once everybody recognizes that look as your look, you never have to think about fashion again."

​

"I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am."

​

"It's the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world."

​

"The paintings are transferred from my computer to a disk, and I can hand it to the printer this way; or I can modem the painting to the printer over the phone lines from my house in Hawaii."

​

"There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud."

​

"I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat."

​

"The day on which I received confirmation was a distressing one to me."

​

"We're from the ghetto. Venus is a ghetto Cinderella. People from the ghetto don't get nervous."