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.

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

Self-love knows no impediment.

What turns a work crisis into a life crisis is the infusion of dread.

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

nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.

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