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.

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 think that there is just a deep and abiding sexism that's part of your life from the moment that you're conscious as a female.

I just feel like the world is our oyster. I grew up knowing that my mother is a journalist and was one of the first bureau chiefs I think ever at the New York Times. Hearing these stories of how hard it was for her, and yet knowing how easy it is for me right now is just remarkable.

A male director doesn't come to situations the same way that a female director would.

Having kids is a full-time job. And I don't know any woman who isn't constantly fighting between the exquisite selfishness required to be an artist and this exquisite selflessness that's required to be a parent.

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