I hate how box-office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don’t see a box-office failure blamed on men. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
As a girl, you’re supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin? – Ellen Page
I don’t really want to do the Hollywood thing. I think you ought to try to say something with your movies. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
There’s obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
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. – Ellen Page
