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“I just think I love the process of making films. It's not tortuous for me at all. I love being with my crew. I love actors. There's a joy to the process.”

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Atom Egoyan

Atom Egoyan is a renowned Canadian stage director known for his unique artistic style and profound understanding of drama. His works encompass a variety of dramatic forms, including modern drama, classical drama, and original scripts. Born in July 1960, Egoyan has been active in the theater world since the 1980s. more

“I kind of came from the Townes Van Zandt school of throwing yourself off a cliff and then that's what you write about, and that rule number one of creative writing is you have to have conflict. But if you write about yourself mostly, then if you don't have conflict, then you create it. And the older I get, the more I realize that that's not a very smart way to do this. Not to say I'm the most self destructive person on earth, but it's easy to do.”

“There weren't sidewalks to skateboard on and malls to hang out in. There wasn't anything to do. And I was too scrawny to play football, and so I decided I was just gonna sit at the piano, because it made more sense.”

Made Play Football Decided Piano Hanging Out Malls Sidewalk

Author:John Fullbright

“I can't write on the road. I have to be home. I have to be around all those rusted tractors and dilapidated fences and things like that, because it just grounds me in a way that I can't find in a hotel room.”

Way Writing I Can Home Rooms Hotel Fence Hotel Rooms Tractors

Author:John Fullbright

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