Elliot Page

“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.”

“I always take the time to eat well and eat locally because it's common sense.”

“There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.”

“X-Men is massive, like nothing I've ever experienced. But great in its own way.”

“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 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.”

“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 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 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.”

“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 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 didn't really play dress up when I was a kid, and I'm really T-shirt and jeans-y.”

“I'm a tomboy from Nova Scotia.”

“And I've shot in Prince Edward Island winters, I mean, I've shot in some intense, intense temperatures.”

“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.”

“I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I love nicknames. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel less alone in this world.”

“I'm a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast.”