I joke around sometimes and say that the DP [director of photography] is like a shrink for the director, but there's some truth in there.

I would rather be hired solely for my talent, not just to fill a quota.

My advice for other female directors: don't think of your gender as a handicap. Don't think about it at all. Just tell the best story you can, and don't stop until you do.

Don’t get hung up on the female thing. The art is not about that.

It's really the best time to be a woman. And instead it can be an advantage. Think about what you can bring to the table that what you have to offer that makes you unique.

If you push too much for somebody that everyone knows is your friend, and that you've worked with before, it can backfire.

I want people to think about what and who they have in their lives and then run home to hug them and tell them how much they love them.

You can't expect everything to happen all at once when it's been such a male-dominated world for so long.

... the vintage of history is forever repeating ~ same old vines, same old wines!

The average man is rich enough when he has a little more than he has got.

Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.

I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser.

Will’s hand looked brown and sunburnt by contrast, their fingers dovetailed together like piano keys.

I wish I could relate to the people I'm related to.

Make them care, Mattie,' she said softly. 'And don't you ever be sorry.' -Emily Wilcox

I must have been a koala in my past life.

Love is luring us forward...to the fullness of our own being

I fear debt. I don't like being indebted to banks. I have a rule in life that I will get it when I can afford it.