When I do encounter young women or aspiring filmmakers who tell me that I've inspired them or that my work means something to them, that's amazing. That's really exciting!

The stuff I write isn't strictly autobiographical, but it's personal, if that makes any sense. It draws all these little incidents and people out of my life and then contorts them.

For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow.

I've always been a writer, I've always been a storyteller, but I never thought about screenwriting.

The one thing I have found about Hollywood is it's a town full of people who believe in themselves, often to a degree where they're what you would call "delusional."

A lot of people are concerned with staying physically young...I'm more interested in maintaining my curiosity.

Bren MacGuff: Well, honey, doctors are sadists who like to play God and watch lesser people scream.