‘You might as well go to the United Steel Workers and ask them about commercial directors.’

-Unidentified executive producer when asked whether the Directors Guild Of Canada should advise the federal government on providing work permits to foreign helmers

‘I started out as a documentary filmmaker, I was broke, eating Raman and I needed to get a gig, so I went to an ad agency.’

-Director Richard D’Alessio on how he broke into commercial production

‘People my age shouldn’t be around this business. I think if I stay around, I’m probably going to kill some snot-nosed 25-year-old creative guy. It’s just tougher and tougher to relate to the business the way it is now.’

-Don McLean, head of The Partners’ Film Company, on his approaching retirement

‘I didn’t go into directing because I wanted to wear a beret and eat pasta on College Street. I decided to move into directing because I got so frustrated with so many of the directors that I came across out there.’

-Former agency creative turned director Aubrey Singer