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Small: I am very lucky and grateful to have this living link to a past era, the violin presumably having much more hi
"I am very lucky and grateful to have this living link to a past era, the violin presumably having much more history to it than the later portion that I know"
Lara St. John, Musician
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Small: Those early sketches looked too cartoony I really wanted to do detailed drawings - I was taking anatomy classe
"Those early sketches looked too cartoony; I really wanted to do detailed drawings - I was taking anatomy classes - but unfortunately I wasn't able to do it because of the time element"
Joe Shuster, Artist
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Small: Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary
"Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done"
Joe Shuster, Artist
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Small: I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women
"I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women"
Joe Shuster, Artist
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Small: I had to produce a complete page - or two or three - in one day. I took a lot of pride in my work, and I hated
"I had to produce a complete page - or two or three - in one day. I took a lot of pride in my work, and I hated to do a mediocre job. Evidently, some of the writers enjoyed my work best of all for that very reason"
Joe Shuster, Artist
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Small: I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio
"I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio"
Joe Shuster, Artist
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Small: In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The C
"In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature"
George Murray, Poet
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Small: I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my po
"I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last"
George Murray, Poet
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Small: The truth of the matter is I stayed in L.A. raising my children, and when they went to college, I packed my ba
"The truth of the matter is I stayed in L.A. raising my children, and when they went to college, I packed my bags along with them and came to New York and looked for parts in the theatre, because that's always what I preferred doing"
Andrea Martin, Actor
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Small: Now my way of doing it is I always get disappointed, but theres always a level of high quality
"Now my way of doing it is I always get disappointed, but there's always a level of high quality"
Andrea Martin, Actor
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Small: I love the comradery of doing theatre that you dont get in film
"I love the comradery of doing theatre that you don't get in film"
Andrea Martin, Actor
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Small: And, Id never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge
"And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge"
Andrea Martin, Actor
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Small: Its sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person youre dealing with
"It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: We are in a position of financial and social power, and we could be agents of change in our society. Without p
"We are in a position of financial and social power, and we could be agents of change in our society. Without pretension, I believe we could be a nice little gardener who takes care of the garden, and hopefully our neighbor will do the same. Then, maybe we'll achieve a better world"
Guy Laliberte, Businessman
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Small: Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not t
"Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not take advantage of past successes and challenging ourselves"
Guy Laliberte, Businessman
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Small: You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles
"You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles"
Gordon Sinclair, Journalist
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Small: So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped
"So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped"
Gordon Sinclair, Journalist
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Small: You are the only person on earth who can use your ability
Kathleen Casey
"You are the only person on earth who can use your ability"
Kathleen Casey, Politician
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Small: Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes
Kathleen Casey
"Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred"
Kathleen Casey, Politician
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Small: We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start
"We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: The home viewing experience is slightly different and theres room for these kinds of extra excursions
"The home viewing experience is slightly different and there's room for these kinds of extra excursions"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: I never like to do parodies. I never do. Its just not my style of comedy
"I never like to do parodies. I never do. It's just not my style of comedy"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: I call it like the domino theory of reality. If you can go one step at a time and it seems to make sense, you
"I call it like the domino theory of reality. If you can go one step at a time and it seems to make sense, you can then take your audience into an area that is relatively outlandish"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: I always see things that I can improve. But frankly with Stripes, Im surprised at how effective it is, even to
"I always see things that I can improve. But frankly with Stripes, I'm surprised at how effective it is, even today, and how vibrant that movie is and how juicy the performances all are"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about
"The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about"
Guy Laliberte, Businessman
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Small: Inside every adult theres still a child that lingers. Were happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity
"Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children"
Guy Laliberte, Businessman
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Small: You talk about scandals and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everyone to look at
"You talk about scandals and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everyone to look at"
Gordon Sinclair, Journalist
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Small: Then my first film was something called Cannibal Girls, which sounds like a horror movie but was actually kind
"Then my first film was something called Cannibal Girls, which sounds like a horror movie but was actually kind of a goofy comedy with horror elements. Like a horror spoof"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: My sense is, I think its okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career
"My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: In many ways, I think that, while weve been remarkably violent in our media, theres been a real schizophrenia.
"In many ways, I think that, while we've been remarkably violent in our media, there's been a real schizophrenia. In private, on the Internet, and on public-affairs shows or talk radio, we're way more explicit than we've ever been"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: Ive always been a fan of science fiction films, and Ive never been able to put my particular spin on it
"I've always been a fan of science fiction films, and I've never been able to put my particular spin on it"
Ivan Reitman, Actor
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Small: Youre always learning on different avenues and this is an opportunity for me to start on a fresh plate and sta
Elvis Stojko
"You're always learning on different avenues and this is an opportunity for me to start on a fresh plate and start learning some other things that can really help me, that I need, and I want, to progress forward"
Elvis Stojko, Athlete
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Small: I would have to agree, that Im probably more intense than Brian or Kurt, competitive because, I was always lik
Elvis Stojko
"I would have to agree, that I'm probably more intense than Brian or Kurt, competitive because, I was always like this, always being that way, always real competitive"
Elvis Stojko, Athlete
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Small: I wont be skating for the rest of my life, thats for sure
Elvis Stojko
"I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure"
Elvis Stojko, Athlete
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Small: I trained and trained and went up against Kurt, then being a world champion in 94, and after that I did Tommys
Elvis Stojko
"I trained and trained and went up against Kurt, then being a world champion in '94, and after that I did Tommy's tour and then my tour and all this stuff and just trying to deal with it all. And now, I've just kind of backed off a little"
Elvis Stojko, Athlete
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Small: I could not have done anymore, I had pushed myself to a limit that I had never touched before and thats defini
Elvis Stojko
"I could not have done anymore, I had pushed myself to a limit that I had never touched before and that's definitely going to change you - than going out and doing what you do in practice every day"
Elvis Stojko, Athlete
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Small: And then, looking back at my first Olympics, and when the pressure was on, in 94 and 98, and looking back and
Elvis Stojko
"And then, looking back at my first Olympics, and when the pressure was on, in '94 and '98, and looking back and going, wow. I sensed and felt what Brian had gone through"
Elvis Stojko, Athlete
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Small: I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bi
"I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling"
George Murray, Poet
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Small: I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety
"I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety"
George Murray, Poet
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Small: We are each but a quarter note in a grand symphony
"We are each but a quarter note in a grand symphony"
Guy Laliberte, Businessman
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