For all that being a parent is normal statistically, it's not normal psychologically. It produces some of the most extreme emotions you'll ever have...

I think I read Susan Brownmiller's classic book called "Femininity" when I was about 16. So yeah, it's been part of my mindset since a very early age. To me, what's crucial is to tell women's stories but also to tell them in a way that is fearless.

...real loneliness is having no one to miss. Think yourself lucky you've known something worth missing.

I guess the feminism in "Room" springs to mind most.

Books are the air I breathe, so I don't notice the seasons.

I'm very interested in how idealistic young people can get caught up in all sorts of systems of extreme belief, you know, whether it's cults or whether it's suicide bombers.

What's crucial about being an executive producer is that you stay in the loop, information-wise. They have to share all their major decisions with you.