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

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

Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business.

No single movie or event makes or breaks your career. Everything can be undone, including success.

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.

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

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