Quotes by canadian authors

I started in television as a youngster and was 14 when I started acting professionally. Brooke Nevin

Television Youngster Acting Professionally Started

I think horror films in the past maybe touched on social themes having to do with whatever era in which they were made, but in the end, it's definitely an escapist form of entertainment. Brooke Nevin

The trouble with normal is it always gets worse. Bruce Cockburn

Trouble Worse Always Normal Gets

All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid at it, I'll be a bum doing it.' And so, here I am. Bruce Cockburn

Thought Long Am Doing Bum Get Going Paid Ever Here

I can't imagine my life any other way than it's been. Bruce Cockburn

Life My Life Other Way Been Than Any Any Other Way Imagine

I remember when the idea of living to be 40 seemed absurd. Bruce Cockburn

Remember Living Seemed Remember When Absurd Idea

It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one. Bruce Cockburn

Assume Phobia Able Finish Write Never Another Going After Album

We're confronted with great darkness as a species right now as spiritual creatures on this planet. I don't think it's hopeless, and I don't want 'You've Never Seen Everything' to make people feel hopeless. But I think we've got to call a spade a spade. Bruce Cockburn

With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from. Bruce Greenwood

Drama Promise Environment Contained Friction Where

I think on some level, that's a fear that exists in everybody, that if we're tested, we won't make the courageous choice. We won't make the decision that would make us heroic. We make the decision that would reveal us to be all too human. Bruce Greenwood

Fear Decision Think Too Heroic Everybody Would Some Make Courageous Reveal Tested Exists Human Us Choice Level

I'm just a husband waltzing in the background. Bruce Greenwood

Husband Background Just

If you don't pay attention and if your imagination isn't pretty much engaged, you're going to miss things and you're going to miss opportunities for it to be as compelling and as creepy as it can be. Bruce Greenwood

You Opportunities Pay Pay Attention Imagination Pretty Attention Miss Going Much Engaged Your Compelling Things Creepy

I'm a pretty bookish person. Bruce Harwood

Pretty Person

I believe there's life on other planets, but I don't believe that UFOs are saucers from another world. Bruce Harwood

Life World Believe Other Another Planets

I suppose I'm an obsessive reader. If I could make a living reading the books I want to read and then telling people about them, I'd pick that over acting. Bruce Harwood

People Reading Living Books Telling About Could Pick Obsessive Over Suppose Make Read Reader Want Them Then If I Could Acting

I'm a great admirer of cartoons, because I can't do cartoons. Bruce McCall

Great Admirer Cartoons Because

I, sir, I just like to work. I'm humble. Bruce McCulloch

Work Humble Like Sir Just

No, they're nice guys. They wear girdles, but they're nice guys. Bruce McCulloch

Nice Wear Guys Nice Guys

I'm just ah, actually developing a tv show for HBO, and I'm directing a film this summer, and actually I'm doing some live shows out in western Canada. Bruce McCulloch

Live Summer Out TV TV Show Some Directing Developing Doing Western Canada Just Show Shows Live Shows Film Actually

I hate to sound like Julie the cruise director but it's people that I think about all the time. Bruce McCulloch

Time Director Hate People Think About Cruise Like Sound Julie

L.A. Woman is amazing, but when I was growing up I was into the Who. Bruce McCulloch

Woman Amazing Up The Who Who Growing Growing Up

However, we couldn't focus on the films much during the series because we're dumb. Individually we're smart guys, but together we're one big dumb guy, and couldn't concentrate on two things at once. Bruce McCulloch

Together Smart Focus Big Films Once Guy Guys Individually Concentrate Because However Dumb Much Series Things Two

But we wanted to work in a way we never had, which was write everything together. We had to face each other in the same creative room, which gets tougher as you get older, because you don't want to be confrontational. Bruce McCulloch