Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.

The most important thing in my life, and the thing I try to focus on, is to try not to live a life of cruelty. That means trying to make sure I look people in the eye when I meet them. Sometimes you jump in a taxi, or maybe you only have two minutes with someone, and you never see them again. I try to always look them in the eye and have a real experience of what it is to communicate with someone.

We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing.

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

Any man that dates me, the thing they're gonna have to live up is my dad - he's a real hero.

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.

It's tough, acting. You have to walk two lines of a tightrope. There's the all-consuming fear of failure: I'm about to fall flat on my face. There's that and there's also confidence - you have to be confident in order to try things - and they fight each other all the time.