I think being a producer makes you a problem solver, so you kind of go, "Well there's a problem. What do we do? How do we solve it?"

You know I'm proud that I was able to develop and produce movies that I wanted to make.

I think it's hard for women to be directors, particularly in the feature world because, biologically, your peak career-making years are also your peak baby-making years, and that's just the truth. And those are choices women have to make.

In some ways, the most rewarding thing I've done were the two times that I did the Oscars, particularly the first time because it was really like the ultimate "Let's put on a show," with every great movie star in the world available.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004.

When I was diagnosed I didn't know how epidemic cancer was. You find out that everybody you know is touched by this disease.

In my world, the hero always defeats the villain, the boy always gets the girl, and cancer is no more.