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

The good part of working in TV is it's like being a studio director in old Hollywood and approaching different genres. It's a chance to try out different styles.

There was a lot of anger among critics that I had not made a sexy movie.

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.

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath.

I think any big success is paralyzing. I have observed it in others.

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