If Woody Allen called me, I'd be there straight away. Who wouldn't? Truly.

I don't like to be overly directing people either. I tell them what I want and I tell them when it's wrong. I tell them no, that's not what I want. I want it more like this or more like that. I'm pretty direct with everyone, and I treat everyone the same which might be good.

Maybe every family is dysfunctional, and that's the only thing in common throughout the world.

You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.

I went to film school to make films just because you're in control of the story.

The people that are succeeding have often had a mentor of some kind. I think it makes a huge difference.

I had to trick people into giving me money for my first film. Making a romantic comedy is easier and more expected from a woman than it is to make a drama about a Japanese warrior.