“I did some professional radio acting as a teenager, and I essentially put myself through college with radio acting in Montreal. When I graduated, I got jobs in professional theatres, repertory, and stock theatres in Canada for a couple of years. And then I went to Stratford, Ontario, where I spent three years with a Shakespeare company. We took a classical play from Stratford to New York City, and I got some good notices there and essentially stayed and did live television. And that brings you to the beginning of filming.” YearsPlayJobsThreeActingCitiesCompanyNew YorkTelevisionCollegeCoupleRadioTheatreTeenagerCanadaNew York CityThree YearsMontrealOntarioLive Television Author:William Shatner
“Canada is one of the few places left where the small decencies are observed. If, as a young man, I was scornful of the country because we always seemed so far behind style-setting New York, I now thank God for the cultural lag. Ours, after all, is the good neighbourhood. A society well worth preserving.” IfsMenWellsCountryYoungLeftBehindsStyleNew YorkSettingSettingsYoung ManCanadaThank GodDecencyLagNeighbourhoods Author:Mordecai Richler
“Anybody with any ambition at all, or intelligence, has left Canada and is now living in New York.” LeftNew YorkAmbitionCanada Author:Tucker Carlson
“The biggest thing about growing up in Canada is you know that Los Angeles and New York are not the only places in the world. They're not the only places where brilliant acting happens.” KnowsWorldHappensActingGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkBrilliantCanadaLos AngelesPlaces In The World Author:Alison Pill
“Toronto I've worked in so many times so you kind of just know every store, every hotel, every - it's really close to New York so it's awesome for my children so if I have to go home for two days it doesn't take very much time. Except for Air Canada. Air Canada is the worst part.” IfsKnowsKindChildrenTwoHomeAirWorstNew YorkStoresMy ChildrenCanadaHotelTwo DaysToronto Author:Mary-Louise Parker
“I was born in Honduras, that's where I was born. I live in California, where no matter what you say, you're Mexican. You understand that? It doesn't matter what you say. See - you don't understand that, white people, because wherever you go, you're white. You're here, you're white. You go to L. A., you're white. You go to Denver, you're white. You go to Miami, you're still white. In L. A. I'm a Mexican, In Florida, I'm a Cuban. In New York, I'm a Puerto Rican. And when I come to Canada and I find out I'm an Eskimo.” PeopleStillsMatterBornWhiteNew YorkNo Matter WhatCaliforniaCanadaFloridaMexicanMiamiCubanDenverHonduras Author:Carlos Mencia
“I have an identity crisis which is not resolved because I'm a dual citizen. My whole family is American, and I was born in India but I was raised in Canada. But all my extended family is American, I've held an American passport and I've spent my whole adult life in between New York and LA. So I feel like an American... and I also feel like a Canadian! I wish more people were dual citizens and then I wouldn't feel like such a freak.” PeopleFeelsWholeWishBornNew YorkIdentityCitizensAdultsIndiaCrisisRaisedCanadaFreakPassportsWhole FamilyIdentity CrisisExtended Family Author:Emily Haines
“I've liked the Yankees since I was a kid. I grew up in Canada so I kind of identified with New York sports teams.” KindKidsSportsTeamNew YorkGrewGrew UpCanadaYankeesSports Team Author:Ian Astbury
“When I lived in New York, there wasn't as much TV or film around. I got asked to do a couple of indie films, just based on me being from The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle. I did a couple of indie movies from Japan and one from Canada, and I thought it was an exciting, fun thing to do. I had a great time doing it, it was just that, in New York, there really wasn't as much. My studio in New York closed, so I moved out to L.A. and just started looking into composing as another thing to do, as a musician. I like it a lot. It's fun and it's a different way of thinking about music.” ThinkingWayDifferentFilmFunPerfectNew YorkTvsCoupleMusicianExcitingMovedStudiosCirclesDifferent WaysThings To DoCanadaJapanWay Of ThinkingGreat TimesComposingPumpkinFun ThingsSmashingHad A Great TimeIndie FilmsSmashing PumpkinsIndie Movie Author:James Iha