In the case of judges, I wouldn't be shocked to find out the number on television exceeds the number in real life — what is it about those black robes that makes us think ovaries?

Luck is opportunity plus preparation plus luck.

I know I'm not great at structure and story.

Movies are always made by committees, and the writer is not at the head of the committee. Thus, mush.

Melissa [ Rosenberg] really has mastered coming from character. Everything radiates from the characters in this work. You don't feel like anything's imposed.

In the case of judges, I wouldn't be shocked to find out the number on television exceeds the number in real life — what is it about those black robes that makes us think ovaries?

You embraced what was already on the page, worked with it, massaged it.