There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.

The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy

I love Central Park. I spend a lot of time in there. I try and get in there whenever I can.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

You can rest a lot in an hour or have a whole day and not do it properly. One way I get a quality recharge is to connect with nature. To experience something that's bigger than me.

If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they're gonna be concerned about whether they'll get it back. So they're not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know?

We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.