Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.

I spent my whole life trying to play the games males play.

I have worked with another first-time director who was not that open, and it was probably one of the worst experiences I ever had, so my antennas are really out.

People love to talk about how the '70s are the only time they made movies about characters, and adult movies, and complicated people. But in the '80s, they got away with some of those too.

Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.

Sadness, joy, wonder - all feelings come from a place of grounded strength that comes from trust in yourself. We spend so much time trying to control our feelings out of fear that something may happen, that somebody may not love us, or walk away or die. It's only when you stop living in that fear of what other people might do to you or how they will react, only then are you free to be alive.

Growing up with three boys in a heavily male-dominated world, I especially needed to express myself as a woman.