I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.

My whole theory about why I couldn’t find any creators who realized they were leaving out female characters is because they were raised on the same ratio. I just heard someone the other day call it either ‘smurfing’ a movie, which is when there’s one female character, or ‘minioning’ a movie, which is when there’s no female characters.

I was 16 or something. [My aunt] broadened my understanding of what women could be like and do and that there's a big world out there. So she had a huge impact on me.

Archery is something that I took up later and didn't know I had a natural aptitude for.

It's a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, "Stay here, not at the target. Don't be down there." It's why they call it the Zen art.

I don't think male characters are as one-dimensional as female characters.

The most important thing is to change what children see from the beginning. To not create a problem we have to fix later.