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Everybody's doing well and everybody's achieving their goals so it's great to see Canadian basketball on the rise.

— RJ Barrett

It's super cool to see how far Canadian basketball has come.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I feel like I am very welcome at TIFF and I think it's because I'm Canadian and I've been there a bunch of times.

— Emily Hampshire

I think the Canadian sense of humor is dryer than America's and juicier than Britain's. I think it's a cross between the two of…

— Scott Thompson

I really think the Canadian audiences are underserved and underappreciated, along with Canadian talent.

— Robby Hoffman

Mostly I'm just not American. I spent four years of my childhood here, but I think if you're Canadian you have a very different…

— Mary Harron

I'm Canadian. I think that's it. When you're a Canadian, you're always watching America from the outside, from afar.

— Ryan Gosling

I think it's the Canadian spirit that encourages people to dream a little bit.

— Chris de Burgh

I think being Canadian helps you as a journalist in America, because you're sort of on the outside watching this big party going on,…

— Graydon Carter

I think Canadian humor is a little less broad than American humor.

— Scott Thompson

I think our Canadian fan base is large because it took us a while to get over here anyway, in the first place.

— Ab-Soul

I think Canadian talent is exceptional. You continually show us up here in the States with your brilliancy.

— Jamie Farr

There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100%

— Masai Ujiri

I like watching tennis and basketball, but it's not every day you can watch it on TV. I don't play them, though.

— Michael Essien

I know I used to play basketball every day, whether it was for fun with my older brother or if it was organized basketball…

— Christian Laettner