Happy Birthday: Ellen Page

Ellen Page

Born: February 21, 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What I like about the film [Juno (2007)] is that it tackles an issue that we often treat as this really heavy, dark event and we look at it with a different perspective. She’s extremely independent. She finds adoptive parents before she even tells her parents. I just think it’s nice to not dwell in darkness.

I’m a total shrimp, which makes me look younger. I’ll be able to stay in that area longer, which is good, because there’s more competition in your 20s. [on her slight frame]

I come in at night and expect to see some transparent slut at the top of the
stairs. [on her 19th century Halifax home, a former brothel]

It was an intense movie and the response was polarized — which was great, because it stuck in people’s minds. That film has helped me immensely [on Hard Candy (2005)].

The quality most important to me, in the films I make, is honesty.

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