You Can't Get Work Without Working.

I'm A Painter, That's Where I Started Out, At Four Years Old, That Was My First Love As Far As Expression. So, I'm Not A Painter In The Sense Of, "please Come See My Paintings" But, I Do Understand The Value Of Not Looking Over The Artist's Shoulder While The Work Is In Progress.

I Think A Lot Of The Time, The Studio System Is So Compelled To Kowtow To Its Fear That Women Are Not Going To Be Found Sympathetic. It Just Sort Of Euthanizes Any Hope Of More Diverse Examples Of The Emotional Realities Of People. Representing My Gender, I Think, "well, I Have Those Emotions, Why Don't Those Ever Get Brought To The Screen So I Can Feel Recognized?"

I Wish I Could Always Look Like I've Just Finished A Really Good Laugh.

I Feel Like I'm The Most Forgiven Actress I Can Think Of, Probably Because Of This Short Memory People Have!

I Think That Directing Is The Ultimate Martyred Task Of Filmmaking, That It Has Nobility To It. It Takes Three Years To Make A Film, For The Most Part. I Think It Requires The Attentiveness Of A Mother Hen.