Atom Egoyan

“Memory is such a potent, unstable thing. It's the basis of our identity, but it's also something that can be manipulated.”

“Technology has become a prosthetic limb. We can't live without it.”

“I think we're all voyeurs. We're all fascinated by looking into the lives of others.”

“For me, ambiguity is not a lack of clarity but a richness of meaning.”

“I'm interested in the gap between what people say and what they actually do.”

“The camera is a character in my films.”

“I'm really interested in the idea of privacy and how it's being redefined.”

“My films are very much about the texture of memory.”

“I'm drawn to stories about people who are outsiders, who are trying to find their place in the world.”

“The most interesting characters are the ones who are driven by a need to understand something.”

“Cinema is a way of processing reality. It's not about escaping it.”

“A film is a series of choices. Every frame, every sound, every cut is a choice.”

“I'm not interested in making films that provide easy answers.”

“The process of making a film is a journey of discovery.”

“Every film I make is a question. I don't have the answers.”

“I believe that storytelling is a fundamental human need.”

“There are certain themes that I'm obsessed with.”