Philippe Falardeau: Teachers

Bashir Lazhar Dept: She's kidding, the playwright quickly adds, but she also points out she believes teachers have a huge responsibility and need more energy than she has, according to CTV. A lot of people have been admiring Bashir Lazhar, from his first appearance in 2007 in de la Cheneliere's one-character play to his leap to the big screen in "Monsieur Lazhar," director Philippe Falardeau's Oscar-nominated adaptation of her work. "No!" she says with a broad smile over a cappuccino in a trendy Montreal cafe. "My God, I would cry all day, every day." "I admire them a lot," she said. "I had a lot of compassion for my teachers. I would never tease them or anything because I felt I had the responsibility of showing them I was interested -- even when I wasn't." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.