Bridesmaids proved there was an audience there that we knew was there. It proved that women go to the movies. They want to see story about themselves.

Losing a parent over eight years is a very dark journey. I spent the first four years feeling bad and angry and sorry for myself.

When I was in my early twenties, my mom started repeating things, asking the same questions, telling the same stories. It was like, Oh, God, this is not right. When I was 25, my brother and I finally told our dad we had to take her to the doctor.

Every constellation’s like its own fairy tale.

Bridesmaids proved there was an audience there that we knew was there. It proved that women go to the movies. They want to see story about themselves.

After leaving ImageMovers, I sold two pitches to Fox Atomic, which I then wrote for them.

It was really exciting to see how Bridesmaids was accepted and how well it did.