It's okay if it takes two or three years for something really good to come along, but I don't want to wait ten years for something great to come along.

My daughter was a toddler. I had no idea there was anything wrong with kids' media.I started watching little preschool shows with her or G-rated videos or whatever; I couldn't believe what I was seeing, that there seemed to be far more male characters than female characters in what we make for little kids. It was just a shock.

I was really lucky that I had an aunt who was very inspiring to me. She was different than anybody in my family on either side.

Even though I was 34 or 35 or something. I was like, “People can do that? Women can actually just say what they think?” It was an extraordinary experience to do that movie with her because every day was a lesson in how to just be yourself.

My point was the world is missing female characters. A lot of times there is one female character, maybe even a cool one, maybe even an important one. But where are all the rest?

Instead of trying to manufacture feelings, use the way you already feel. Or at least add that in.

I'm such a wuss. But I know that The Exorcist [1973] is one of the best and most famous of [horor movies].