All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.

I know how to make films and now I'm able to make films with the resources and the tools that match my imagination, and what filmmaker doesn't want to do that? I feel very fortunate to have that. I don't take it for granted.

[ Hollywood] is a patriarchy, headed by men and built for men.

We're a new world and it's not pretty. It's going to be for the brave to figure out how to survive in this.

I did not have any problem with speaking up because my mother, my family, my grandmother, my aunt - I grew up in a family dominated by women - always encouraged me to do so. And if a girl is unafraid, then the world is her oyster.

Because my mom always told me that I could. From a very early age, I felt comfortable leading.

Don't wait for permission to do something creative.