I see that women still have self-doubt, and at the same time I feel like I see all these fantastic young women, and they all have ambition and are so focused on their futures. I don't think that's an anomaly anymore.

The really important people in TV are not the directors; they're the writers.

There's no need to be tragic or destroy yourself or jump off a cliff. That's no longer the paradigm I wish to follow, or that anyone should follow. It is not necessary to be tragic. It's bullshit that women can't have it all. Why not? Other people do.

I grew up interested in the underside of Hollywood, which I think David Lynch does really well.

It's interesting that gay men and young women have been the twin engines of the Bettie [Page] cult.

One thing I'm not is a moralistic filmmaker. I'm not trying to tell people what to do, and I'm not trying to lead.

I make unpopular versions of popular things. I make a horror film and it's not a horror film. None of my genre movies function as genre movies.