The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelows thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.

In most fields of endeavor there are no easy jobs; there are only graceful ways of performing difficult ones.

The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And the number of great-looking, successful single women without a social life is staggering. ... The most glaring misconception about Hollywood is that it is the romance capital of the world.

To whom one reports is a unit of measure. It measures the exact distance between the player and the center of power. It is the closest we can get to a calibrated answer to the question 'How big am I?' More than the size of an executive's office or even his title, which no one remembers anyway, the fewer people between the player and a 'yes,' the more powerful he is.

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

Always remember the famous adage about the movie business: You can't make a living, you can only get rich.

The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.