I think of those who are so much less fortunate than me all the time. I came out to people clapping and an outpour of support. And the reality is, for a lot of people, they get kicked out of their homes or are faced with violence.
— Ellen Page
Acting is very physical, even when it doesn't appear to be. It's about the arc of your body's language through a film.
I love L.A. I'm a full-blown cheerleader for it.
The thing that I would say you get the most hate about on social media, in my experience, is if you tweet anything about women's rights or feminism. It blows my mind. But it's the thought of not being a feminist that actually blows my mind.
I always take the time to eat well and eat locally because it's common sense.
I've always been drawn to stories and telling them; whether it was through being a part of theater when I was a little kid, or film, or with music, there's just been an innate desire to feel that connection.
There's no big budget Canadian movie. Whatever movies are big budget in Canada come from the States. Or also have States financing. Everything's pretty small.
The relationships I've had with my girl friends are so powerful and meaningful. Without them I truly don't know what I'd do.
I was maybe 10 or 11 when I saw 'Titanic.' And, yes, I was a fan. I loved it.
Yeah, people following me down the street and at the airport and all that. I can't imagine what it must be like for people who are, you know, actually famous.
I really hope that we'll have a sustainable future on this planet, I really do. So I probably geek out mostly about learning more about how potentially we can hopefully make that happen, hopefully we're not too far lost.
I didn't really play dress up when I was a kid, and I'm really T-shirt and jeans-y.
I've become really interested in permaculture, simplifying my life and doing everything I can to develop more of a sustainable lifestyle.
When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.
I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s.
Mind you, Roman Holiday - which is kind of a romantic comedy - is one of my favorite films, and I think Audrey Hepburn is absolutely phenomenal in that movie.
As a girl, you're supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin?
I actually can't watch blood and gore and all those things. I watch Netflix shows with my hand over my face, like, peeking out. Which is funny, because I'm on sets all the time, and I know how those effects are done.
Fashion once meant dresses and heels, and I didn't know why I'd want to be dressed that way. Now I'm like, 'Oh my God, those Saint Laurent boots!' Those are not words I thought I'd ever say. A beautiful suit is nice. I get fashion now. In fact, I love it.
Conversations create change. It's easy to call someone 'enemy,' but there's more to it, right?
I don't want to become unhealthily attached to what I do. I'm grateful for what I do, but I also want to be able to be OK when I'm not doing it.
I'm a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast.
I think it's obvious when you're watching a movie, and there's people fighting or someone's slipping on the side of the building, that it's fake and it really removes you from it.
X-Men is massive, like nothing I've ever experienced. But great in its own way.
I think there's a tremendous amount of guilt that goes on between mothers and daughters, no matter how good or bad their relationships are.
I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.
And I've shot in Prince Edward Island winters, I mean, I've shot in some intense, intense temperatures.
I love playing roles that are physical, absolutely love. Whether it's just that kind of basic level of physicality or whether it's stunts.
I'd ice-skated before, because I'm Canadian and that's what you do as a kid, but I'd never, ever been on quad skates.
To be in a position, at my age, where I am financially independent, I can help develop things, I can promote stuff that I believe in, I can say no a lot and spend time writing - that is a gift.
I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women.
And I think it's really easy for people to point out hypocrisy in people's lives.
I'm kind of getting more excited about developing my own stuff, or getting involved early in projects and doing my best to make things that I care about happen.
When I feel strongly about something, I'm not so quiet.
Producing is a way of finding a great script that nobody's making, and believing in it, and doing what you can to get it made. It lets you work with your friends, people you really love to do something with.
People ask if I'm concerned about getting pigeonholed. No one asks, 'Ellen, you've done seven straight roles in a row. Shouldn't you shake it up, do something queer?' There's still that double standard.
For me, being out within my life became far more important than being in any movie.
I love nicknames. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel less alone in this world.
There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.
I'm not good at watching stuff that I'm in at all. I should stop. I shouldn't watch something for the first time with a room full of people at Sundance. It's not a good idea.
I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget.
But I've never been really rebellious. I've got a lot of support and I'm not pushed so hard that I feel like I'm going to burn out, which is what happens to a lot of actors in their early twenties.
I hate how box-office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don't see a box-office failure blamed on men.
I think, because I've been working for a while, I've been working since I was ten, I had the fortune of reading a lot, a lot of scripts.
I think the Smart Car is awesome. The only problem is I've been on the freeway and felt like I was going to be blown away like a Tim Hortons coffee cup, so I may have to upgrade to a Mini Cooper - something a little stronger.
I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on.
I love sport, I grew up playing sports, that's all I did, and it is so invigorating now that I'm supposedly adult to learn something completely new, from the bottom up.
I'm a huge Sissy Spacek fan.
I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent.
I'm a tomboy from Nova Scotia.
