Sexism is real and it persists in film and television. I've seen female directors openly undermined by male cinematographers in front of the entire crew

Sexism is real and it persists in film and television. I've seen female directors openly undermined by male cinematographers in front of the entire crew

I'm a civilized person who obeys the law and is pretty easy to get along with, but I'm more complicated than that. I use my work as a way to get all that other stuff out and experiment with feelings and ideas, and the forbidden. That's just part of my process, I think, to identify something forbidden. That's what lures me into wanting to do the work, write the story down.

In documentary, which is the only thing I'm really very familiar with, women are very easily relegated into a producer role.

I think it's hard for everyone to find their way as an adult and to match up their expectations from their youth to what their adult life looks like.

The camera is your way to see what you want to see - it's an extension of the director's fantasy. I'm executing my personal fantasy, whether it's a fantasy of pleasure or of pain and fear.

Something you discover as a writer is that actresses who are successful are incredibly smart. For some reason, there's this myth that if you're a beautiful actress, you're not bright, you're a puppet. But it's completely the opposite. These are people with a finely tuned sense of story, and who are also strong and articulate. You have to be, to be a woman holding your own on TV and film sets.