Mariana Mazza about…
His relationship with money
“It's very confrontation. Especially the little girl from Montreal North who never had a penny. My mother worked like crazy all her life. Suddenly, overnight, I become rich, I become gentrified, I buy a beautiful house in a beautiful neighborhood. But gentrification… to what extent you can take a girl out of Montreal-Nord, but Montreal-Nord will never take a girl out!”
“I'm a nouveau riche who manages my money very well and likes to benefit others. Because making money when you're the only one benefiting from it is boring… You have to share it.”
“Once you've achieved your goals, which is to house yourself and feed yourself. After you've looked at all the luxury bags, the inground pool and the first class travel, you take a step back and ask yourself: what is the real goal now? It's about maintaining balance, about being good with yourself, about being able to be silent.”
His relationship with social media
“My biggest dream would be to leave everything behind. I'd like to go back to 1995, when I would come home and I could just read a book or watch TV and beat the crap out of my mom.”
“But we still need it. That's how I sell my paintings and my books. It's still very necessary and useful because I'm still building my career.” […] I need to realize myself as an artist, and for this I need people. I need to be in touch with them.”
“I have my limits. I will never go on TikTok, I will not make videos every day. I still maintain my freedom to be human. It is not true that I will wallow in this.”
His passion for reading
“This is my favorite passion after dogs! When I started doing comedy, I didn't have time to read anymore. But now literature is back and that's what makes me happiest. A glass of good wine with a book, a small fireplace and my two dogs sleeping next to me, I don't think I can handle it.”
“I always carry a book with me. It's always in the car, in my bag, in my backpack.”
“I'm going to be launching a podcast in January that is an all-Quebec book club. I'm so excited! It's going to be sickening. […] Season 2 open book [qu’elle anime] will also start in January on ARTV.”
Son lack of ballads
“I did it three times Listeningbut otherwise I use podcasts as little as possible. I step away from anything that might be my pet peeve and may say things that will be thrown in my face. This has happened to me too often. I don’t want to go back there!”
Popularity of his paintings
“It pays off a lot, I work hard at it. It works very well. I don't think about exhibitions anymore because I realized that sales to individuals are getting better. Exhibition, you have to give 50% [à la galerie d’art].”
“I've already placed an order for Mandy's Salads in Toronto. It's the most expensive painting I've sold to date. They were passing by the gallery and contacted me so I could make it Brigitte Bardot.”
