That's a very odd notion because it involves seeing money up there on the screen - if something cost $5 million to make, they want to see that $5 million up there. Atom Egoyan costinvolvemake Change image and share on social
These sorts of things can happen, identities can be switched, the emotional implications are something that he has not been trained to feel. His whole life has been about separating himself from these sorts of actions. Atom Egoyan actionemotionalfeel share on social
I think if you look at the themes that are presented in the film, some are inherently social, and I think that any film which deals with the family is dealing with the smallest social unit in our society - and in a sense it is a question of scope. Atom Egoyan dealfamilyfilm share on social
The programme has ended, something has finished, and he has a sense of something having finished its course, and then all of a sudden he turns away and this other thing has just finished its course, this other person. Atom Egoyan endfinishperson share on social
I suppose I had these concerns but I really felt that I had to keep my scope very, very concentrated. Atom Egoyan concentrateconcernfelt Change image and share on social
Working on the themes I was interested in, through the context of a particular family, was a very economical way of dealing with a lot of the issues I was concerned with. Atom Egoyan concerncontextdeal Change image and share on social
I wanted to make sure that the environment of the shooting itself was not that controlled, and the way to go about that course was to work with as small a crew as possible. Atom Egoyan controlcrowenvironment Change image and share on social
When you make a film like this, you must have the highest expectations of your audience. Having worked in situations where we have the lowest expectations of our audience. Atom Egoyan audienceexpectationfilm Change image and share on social
Though I am still very vulnerable to audiences - and it happens all the time - where for some reason the energy doesn't connect and, since the film is very personal, obviously I am made to feel very vulnerable by that. Atom Egoyan audienceconnectenergy share on social
It was very important that it be done in such a way that it be executed with complete conviction. If I had done it both ways, if I was trying to cover myself in case it didn't work, then it would have been to no purpose. Atom Egoyan casecompleteconviction share on social
