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"My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian."
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"From that moment on, there will be an irreversible process to separate Quebec from Canada."

"Even if I had nothing to do with the Canada Council, I'd be praying for it."

"In the late 1950s a major topic under discussion was whether Canada should acquire nuclear weapons."

"There is a big cry in California to stop everyone from running to Canada."

"I was totally unknown in the television and film industry in Canada."

"South Africa is the most beautiful country I have been to. Canada is also hugely underrated."

"We came off the road of the last tour very inspired to just keep playing, so we went to Canada."

"Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers."
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"There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!'"

"It's hard for anybody who's been with me not to feel starved for affection when I'm making love to my ideas. Maybe it's not meant for me to settle down and be married."

"Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships in show business, you're gonna be depressed real fast. I don't have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She's my first priority."

"I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny."

"I'm the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In the final analysis, it's still about the work."

"I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself."

"I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I'm just trying to create a good one for myself."

"My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work as security guards and janitors. And I just got angry."

"It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that's OK because you appreciate it when it comes."
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