Every summer my husband and I pack our suitcases, load our kids into the car, and drive from tense, crowded New York City to my family's cottage in Maine. It's on an island, with stretches of sea and sandy beaches, rocky coasts, and pine trees. We barbecue, swim, lie around, and try to do nothing.

I'm a New Yorker, and I rarely get to work at home.

I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much.

I would do 'American Splendor' and 'About Schmidt' again in a heartbeat.

I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl.

I travel all the time, and I have two small children.

I've been lucky. I've made films that I really like. It's been a combination of what comes to me and what I choose. I've gone after lots of things that I didn't get, pet projects that everybody ends up chasing after. Really, you're lucky if you get anything.