Sarah Polley

“What I'm interested in is the complicated, ambiguous, sometimes contradictory nature of human beings.”

“You make a film and you don’t know who it’s going to speak to. You just hope it’s going to speak to somebody.”

“I don't feel like I need to be a personality. I need to be a filmmaker.”

“I'm interested in the messy parts of humanity.”

“I'm interested in the gray areas, the places where there aren't easy answers.”

“What I've learned is that it's okay to be vulnerable.”

“It's a strange thing to be a child actor. It's a strange thing to be a child in general.”

“The things that are the most important to me are the things I'm most scared to say.”

“I think it’s really important to be able to be honest with yourself about what you can’t do.”

“The hope is that if you have a dialogue, you can be profoundly changed.”

“It's always the story that comes first.”

“Memory is a character. It's a living thing.”

“I don't think you can ever be an objective storyteller. I think you're always bringing your own perspective to it.”

“For me, the process of making a film is a process of discovery.”

“I think that the power of art is the power to wake us up, to sharpen our senses, to make us aware of the things that we wouldn't otherwise notice.”

“I think we all have a story to tell. And I think that what makes a story interesting is its honesty.”