It's exciting to take control of your future instead of waiting for the phone to ring.

Don't be too afraid of failure to learn what you need to learn.

Dogs just need you and love, that's all.

The part that I felt most comfortable with going in was just working with actors and trying to make them feel comfortable and safe so they could find the performance. That part felt organic to me.

People in theatre work harder than anyone in the world - as far as I'm concerned - as far as sheer output of energy and the rigor and excellence that they maintain doing something every day, or twice a day.

As an actor, I've always been interested in making sure I can perform the role and the lines in the way the writer intended.

I think women should support each other's work, encourage each other's work, help develop each other's voices and I think, ultimately, when we can stop having the conversation about 'women filmmakers', and just talk about 'filmmakers', then we'll know we've really gotten somewhere.