People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.

I write small and weird. Romcoms are not in my skill set.

You hear the term "staying grounded" a lot when you're coming up in the movie industry and it's the one word I don't really understand because it implies being tethered almost and I don't like that. Why stay grounded? You might as well become a complete eccentric, float off into the sky and burn yourself on the sun and go crazy.

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.

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!

I've come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that's what I do primarily now.

My boyfriend is Italian and from New Jersey, so naturally he was thrilled to meet Joe Pesci.