Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.

Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.

I don't think I'm tough in a so called tough way. I'm tough on myself.

It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.

I don't feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.

You know, I can't remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.

You don't ask a man, 'Do you want to be in control [of your job]?' You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?