Personally, I consider 'Titanic' the most brilliant example of successful counterprogramming; the film actually countered itself by embedding an epic chick flick within a classic disaster movie.

I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I am now well aware of the difficulties women who are rearing children face when they're also trying to make headway in mainstream of film.

'Sweet Valley High' is fantastic, fabulous, a little bit campy, and - dare I say it - cinematic.

There's probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to.

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.

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

Honestly, this will never happen because she's so much classier than me, but I would love to work with Sofia Coppola.