- "The creative side of me believes filmmaking is an art form, but I always tell people the process is a little like painting a picture when seven people are holding the brush. The director is the ringleader: the job is to get creative forces working together to get the best result. I like to create an environment that's fun for people to work in. It's such a delicate balance, especially when you're trying to coax the best performances out of actors, especially when the material is tough. You have to create a little cocoon for them to work in." (Vancouver Sun, December 1999)
- "When someone that close to you is gone, you realize how much of your life was spent trying to impress that person. I always thought of my dad as my chief adviser. He knew I had an interest in film and pushed me to keep doing it. I miss him a lot. For four years, I was writing a film about dealing with a death, and now I'm dealing with a death. It seems like it should have happened the other way round." (January 1991)
- My big complaint about Storm was that it was a little too personal, I'm going to be stricter with myself this time.
- "The goal here is to make a really dramatic, tear-jerking, beautiful, family movie that outlives you." (January 2023)
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