If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire best director category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make.

Vodka Redbull: Upper meets downer in an effervescent hybrid of bubble gum and junkie piss

The attitude toward women in this industry is nauseating. There are all sorts of porcine executives who are uncomfortable with a woman doing anything subversive. They want the movie about the beautiful girl who trips and falls, the adorable klutz.

Unfortunately I don't live by a Target now, so I just go to a regular Starbucks as opposed to a Starbucks nested inside a Target, which is my ideal situation. That works out for me. I like that white noise, those interruptions, and the people around me.

In the past, I'll admit, I've enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.

Ah, reality TV: where opportunists delight in exposing opportunism! It's kind of like the indie music scene.

When I was a kid, I attended a small Catholic school in a south suburb of Chicago.