David Paetkau

David: (a concert that changed his life) I just missed getting hit by lightning watching Herbie Hancock at RFK stadium.

David: When I was fourteen and fifteen years old, I watched horror movies all the time. I don't know what it is. It just seems like that genre is the most resilient among the other genres in the movie business. They always have new fans.

David: (on the most memorable thing about doing the show "Whistler") I think the most fun we had was filming in Whistler because that's where I grew up learning how to ski and snowboard. It was just a little surreal for me. We weren't pretending to be somewhere else. We were set in Whistler and filmed in Whistler. It was somewhat of a dream come true. It was fun.

David: (on staying in Toronto) I'm starting to get to know the city -- and the great thing is, when you ask someone what their favourite neighborhood is, everyone has a different answer!

David: (about portraying a sniper on "Flashpoint") I'm trying to be vigilant about getting the little things right, because that's the least we can do. It's an art form in itself; how they carry a gun, or use a gun, how they enter a room and walk and talk. They've had thousands upon thousands of hours of training, and I'm just trying to make do with what I can get.

David: (on doing the show, "Flashpoint") I get to run around in this full uniform and with all these great gadgets. It's a lot of fun, a lot of action.

David: (advice on breaking into the acting profession) Don't dress up as a clown for a clown audition.

David: (on getting awards and nominations) If acting were a team sport where there was a set goal at the beginning of the season, that goal being the sole purpose of the team, like the Stanley Cup in hockey then yeah I could see how one might feel hollow if they have no ring or championship to show for it. Luckily acting in itself is not a team sport and the reward I enjoy most is making a living doing something I love (most of the time anyways).

David: (on the difference between working in Canada and the US; 2007 interview) Now that the dollars are on par, not much, especially when you shoot in the states outside of L.A., but there is a big difference when you work in Hollywood, in that it's fricken' HOLLYWOOD! Nothing beat the first day I drove to work at a Hollywood studio. It was a dream come true.

David: Acting is merely a stepping stone to bigger and better things; writing, directing, running a studio, going into politics, and then ruling the world.