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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.