Sometimes the people we meet change us forever.

My professional success is really important to me, and my career is really important to me. It's the most important thing to me outside of my family. I take it very seriously and work really, really hard at it. Family comes first, but this is something that's really important to me too.

I try to cast really good actors and give them a chance to do their very best work, give them as much time and space as they need.

I have a good instinct for what's real and what's not. I don't have to second-guess myself.

I'm trying to make people feel welcome and feel valued.

I'm terrible in the kitchen. I was mostly raised by my mother and she could cook, so I never perfected that skill. If I had to count on my own cooking to survive, I'd probably be thinner.

A lot of my shows in the past have been more theatrical than others, but you really get the bug for it when you direct on stage.