I avoid confrontation. When I'm on set I never snap at anyone. I don't have a temper.

I've had this opportunity to get some of my financing out of Europe, which has helped tremendously, so I'm not completely dependent on the studio system or on U.S. financing.

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

It's definitely easier for a woman to do a romantic comedy than a war movie. It's assumed a woman doesn't have a sense of what action is.

I would assume that there is a greater amount of joy for you in being able to write and help produce your own stuff and make a decent living, but not get rich versus always doing the other stuff that you don’t write, and make more money.

Whether it's friendship or love. The essence of is two people trying to share something. When I think of how I met my best friends, it was always like love at first sight.

I always wanted to write a story about a couple coming to that moment in their relationship where either they keep on going or it ends.