Most men I know rely on women to do all the literal dirty work.

As a producer, I really get to tell stories that I care about in a way that I want to. I get to shape them. I get to choose the collaborators. That's really gratifying as a storyteller. And also, frankly, it's really fun to create jobs for other people.

I love stories about misfits and underdogs.

You have got to have an agent. Its a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time.

I think people respond to me as a down-to-Earth, girl-next-door person, because I am one of those people. That's something I don't have to act very hard at.

I like to say I don't have a fear of heights. I have a fear of human error. I'm very concerned about stupidity.

I met my husband in college, and we've been together for 21 years - it's the thing I'm most proud of in my life. We were trying to figure out how we could make our lives as flexible as possible and do something we both really enjoyed.