Growing up, you have all these ideas, and then you're confronted and faced with the real world for the first time. And you have to think of what you want your life to be.

We have a strong tradition in Toronto of really great film writers, and growing up in that climate is a big reason I pursued cinema studies.

My grandmother is British. She was in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during World War II. That's where she met my grandfather, who was sailing for the British Royal Navy. She was a war bride.

My grandmother was British and in the Women's Auxiliary Royal Air Force in World War II.

The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.

Commercials certainly pay more than films. I was pleasantly surprised at the profitability of commercials when I did my first ad for a popular soap brand years ago. I was paid a huge amount of money for a mere 30 seconds of screen presence. After that, ads have been a regular feature in my career.

I have played a lot of roles in my career where I'm the sexual interest. I'm always having to fight that.

The best job a man could have would be a chef. They'd understand the long hours I work and the drive and ambition it takes to succeed.