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
I think the situation in Toronto is such that there are funding organizations which make it easy for a film to raise more money than it needs and very often that works against a film. Atom Egoyan easyfilmfund Change image and share on social
There is a certain moment in the film when the son is in the nursing home and he goes to the television and turns it off because he sees himself in the image. Atom Egoyan filmhomeimage 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 ultimately if you have a very high expectation of your audience and you know exactly what it is you're trying to express through the medium of film, there will always be an audience for you. Atom Egoyan audienceexpectationexpress Change image and share on social
When you're working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum. Atom Egoyan budgetcharactermind Change image and share on social
It is about this very abstract sense of displacement that he feels the moment he turns off the television. Atom Egoyan abstractdisplacementfelt Change image and share on social
You are traveling and see these people shooting the entire experience of going through a city, and maybe in the back of their minds they sustain the illusion that they will edit it all, but I don't think that's it. Atom Egoyan backcityedit share on social
As a producer, I think one of the most important decisions you make is not necessarily the material you are working on but the production apparatus that you choose to develop the project with, and that determines what funding you go to, it determines many factors. Atom Egoyan apparatuschoosedecision share on social
I mean, if you are directing actors to do one thing and then directing them to do something else entirely because the one thing you wanted them to do may not work, then you are just shattering their confidence in the project. Atom Egoyan actorconfidencedirect share on social
