I am very fulfilled in my home life, and what films do for me is to create an ironclad structure that, in my life as a mom, does not exist. It is a shapeless blob of happy chaos.

Babies aren't really born of their parents. They are born of every kind word, loving gesture, hope, and dream their parents ever had.

I wouldn't have believed it. I still barely do, truthfully. I'm so continually fortunate that I keep coming across these smart, interesting, creative people who pick me. It's just stupendous.

How lucky we are that we love each other so much that we burst into three pieces.

I'm just an ordinary person who has an extraordinary job.

I enjoy hats. And when one has filthy hair, that is a good accessory.

You have to be smart enough not to dismiss where you came from. It may not be all we are, but it makes up for a great deal.