I think one thing for sure that you learn the more films that you make is how important it is to choose your collaborators.

So much of the world is being brought up on these stories that Hollywood is coming up with and exporting all over. They have so much power and influence, so it's really important that they represent women properly.

So writing became a way to get to act in things that I thought were meaningful, and hopefully write stronger roles for other women.

I feel like, when the audience connects with something, they enjoy the experience so much that they want other people to go have it. They're like, "Don't talk about it. Don't tell. Just go!" It's a nice feeling to have people coming around it that way, protecting the ideas in it, so that everyone can see it for themselves.

When I go into a pitch room and I'm pitching something with a writing partner, everybody tends to look at the guy, even if I'm doing a lot of the talking.

I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living is even sustainable.

I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.