Small: For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general
"For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general"
Lara St. John, Musician
Small: And apparently things like a Vindaloo curry are out for the rest of my life, or at least a long time
"And apparently things like a Vindaloo curry are out for the rest of my life, or at least a long time"
Lara St. John, Musician
Small: It felt like a very, very weird thing to go on the set on September 13th. I would never want to glorify that
"It felt like a very, very weird thing to go on the set on September 13th. I would never want to glorify that"
Mia Kirshner, Actress
Small: I am an extremely private person. I always feel that I come across as a caricature of myself whenever I do int
"I am an extremely private person. I always feel that I come across as a caricature of myself whenever I do interviews"
Mia Kirshner, Actress
Small: In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - t
"In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - that was before TV - and Superman movies. We even visualized Superman billboards. And it's all come true"
Joe Shuster, Artist
Small: In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - very, ve
"In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - very, very freely. We even had no editorial supervision to speak of, because they were in such a rush to get the thing in before deadline. But later on we were restricted"
Joe Shuster, Artist
Small: Well, we all start thinking were going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one
"Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets"
George Murray, Poet
Small: The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming
"The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming"
George Murray, Poet
Small: Ive often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what its been doing to my poetry when Im not loo
"I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me"
George Murray, Poet
Small: Im not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no
"I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no"
George Murray, Poet
Small: I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process
"I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process"
George Murray, Poet
Small: A sequence works in a way a collection never can
"A sequence works in a way a collection never can"
George Murray, Poet
Small: When I started, there werent that many kids doing it in the city, but the in the wave after me there were a lo
"When I started, there weren't that many kids doing it in the city, but the in the wave after me there were a lot of them and they actually never spoke to each other"
Eric San, Musician
Small: If you can understand the humor in the drawing part youll probably get the humor in the audio part
"If you can understand the humor in the drawing part you'll probably get the humor in the audio part"
Eric San, Musician
Small: Im not here to battle anybody. In the end its just an instrument. That shouldnt be a concept
"I'm not here to battle anybody. In the end it's just an instrument. That shouldn't be a concept"
Eric San, Musician
Small: A lot of the stuff Ive accumulated over the last few years of touring I thought was really interesting.
"A lot of the stuff I've accumulated over the last few years of touring I thought was really interesting. Like sounds, sound bites, and beats even, but they weren't good dance beats they weren't ones anyone would want to rap over or anything"
Eric San, Musician
Small: I started out in summer stock, and thats really what I prefer
"I started out in summer stock, and that's really what I prefer"
Andrea Martin, Actor
Small: Heres the thing: I did one episode of Deep Space Nine, and I loved everybody that I worked with. People couldn
"Here's the thing: I did one episode of Deep Space Nine, and I loved everybody that I worked with. People couldn't have been kinder... But I had a really, really difficult time with the prosthetics"
Andrea Martin, Actor
Small: Movies either work or they dont work and theyre either funny or theyre not and we work very hard. To achieve t
"Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of delicate stitching"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
Small: In a comedy it helps enhance things that were already there
"In a comedy it helps enhance things that were already there"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
Small: Ive always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have
"I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would like to hang out with, who we emulate in one way or another"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
Small: Im not sure I agree with the thesis, because I think that even though something grotesque or gross has been pa
"I'm not sure I agree with the thesis, because I think that even though something grotesque or gross has been part of film since way back, what we accept or what we can get away with on the screen is broader now"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
Small: I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built
"I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built"
Guy Laliberte, Businessman
Small: When the franc was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up and their reward wa
"When the franc was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it"
Gordon Sinclair, Journalist
Small: As long as sixty years ago, when I first started to read newspapers, I read of floods on the Yellow River and
"As long as sixty years ago, when I first started to read newspapers, I read of floods on the Yellow River and the Yangtze. Who rushed in with men and money to help? The Americans did"
Gordon Sinclair, Journalist
Small: I guess Im growing up in the film world
"I guess I'm growing up in the film world"
Devon Sawa, Actor
Small: Its hard to go with a trend. As soon as its out, everyone picks it up. Its important to stay true to yourself.
"It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate"
Estella Warren, Model
Small: The way I approach the character isnt about being gay or straight. Its just about who you love. Gender has ver
"The way I approach the character isn't about being gay or straight. It's just about who you love. Gender has very little to do with it"
Mia Kirshner, Actress
Small: One of the makeup artists once dyed my dog blue with vegetable blue
"One of the makeup artists once dyed my dog blue with vegetable blue"
Mia Kirshner, Actress
Small: Jerry picked up the technique of visualizing the story as a movie scenario and whenever he gave me a script, I
"Jerry picked up the technique of visualizing the story as a movie scenario; and whenever he gave me a script, I would see it as a screenplay. That was the technique that Jerry used, and I just picked it up"
Joe Shuster, Artist
Small: I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I ha
"I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I had no art paper, so I took whatever else I could"
Joe Shuster, Artist
Small: I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldnt handle the increasingly heavy art produ
"I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance"
Joe Shuster, Artist
Small: My self-editing process is intense
"My self-editing process is intense"
George Murray, Poet
Small: I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction
"I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction"
George Murray, Poet
Small: I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in
"I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in"
George Murray, Poet
Small: When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the
"When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write"
Chantal Kreviazuk, Musician
Small: Maybe in past years, perhaps women didnt feel quite as comfortable with revealing themselves, and their skills
"Maybe in past years, perhaps women didn't feel quite as comfortable with revealing themselves, and their skills and their crafts... and now we are, so we're out there, just like the guys"
Chantal Kreviazuk, Musician
Small: I listened to my record and hear lots of influences. And its very rich... its got a wide spectrum
"I listened to my record and hear lots of influences. And it's very rich... it's got a wide spectrum"
Chantal Kreviazuk, Musician
Small: Nothing to do with anything, something to do with everything
"Nothing to do with anything, something to do with everything"
Eric San, Musician
Small: Eventually we want to do a puppet musical with turntables in the orchestra pit
"Eventually we want to do a puppet musical with turntables in the orchestra pit"
Eric San, Musician
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