Directing is the last frontier for women in the movie business. We are studio heads, we are producers and we are writers, but we are not directors in any numbers.

Love and friendship, two of life's abiding rewards, are endangered species in Hollywood. People crave both, mistaking alliance for friendship, lust for love, and ambition for both.

Ego problems are endemic in every walk of life, but in the movie business egomaniacs are megalomaniacs.

Like the tectonic plate it sits upon, Hollywood is subject to seismic jolts and constant tremors. Each season erupts with a new champion, and every so often a genuine earthquake will tear down the apparently secure infrastructure.

Breakthroughs, in art, in culture, in personality, come when tackling the unexpected.

There is a fine line between perseverance and madness.

Everything can be undone, including success.