Studios weren't banging on my door to offer me parts... And I thought, well how am I ever going to make movies that speak to my heart and to my values?

You spend all your life trying to do something they put people in asylums for.

Enjoyable does not necessarily mean easy.

I think what's happening in the world - there's nothing more dangerous than a wounded beast, and the patriarchy is wounded.

I don't think it's natural for two people to swear to be together for the rest of their lives.

Good enough is good enough. We're not supposed to be perfect. We're supposed to be complete.

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education.