Every single one of us who has been a Woman in Film for more than five minutes is sick of the phrase Women in Film.

My goal has been to learn how to get movies made without losing sight of the reasons I began. I have had to learn to recognize the insidious nature of the beast without becoming one.

When I was starting out, the first women studio heads and writers were just getting into their perches - development execs learning their chops.

It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster.

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

Every single one of us who has been a Woman in Film for more than five minutes is sick of the phrase Women in Film.

The key to moving a maybe to a yes is to make the buyer feel as though other buyers have already said yes. ... It helps if it's true, but it never is. No one wants to be the first yes. Why is this? I don't know, but I think it's anthropological.