I think since I did Monster I really started understanding how hard it is for first time directors. I think there's a lot of great stories out there, but it's high risk.

I mean, I'm new but I've always been very interested in film making process and I've been lucky enough to work with film makers in my past that have been very encouraging to let me hang around. I get so emotionally vested - that the producer part of me was natural.

We value men more than women... straight love more than gay love... white skin more than black skin... and adults more than adolescents.

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I don't want to be anything other than what we are. I want to just be a woman.

I can be a really good mother because I'm happy.

We just need to put our foot down. This is a good time for us to bring this to a place of fairness, and girls need to know that being a feminist is a good thing. It doesn't mean that you hate men. It means equal rights. If you're doing the same job, you should be compensated and treated in the same way.

When I find something that I really like and I can get it off, then I put my time and energy into that. It is a lot of work....