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

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.

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

True power is invisible and impeccable, like good taste. It is never clumsy or artless. Powerful people whisper, suggest, seduce, in order to coerce. They only use volume for effect. This is how you can tell a blowhard from a mogul. ... Most powerful people don't need to coerce; their mere presence is coercive.

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

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.