I feel very privileged that I get to spend my life telling stories that mean something to people.

As a director, I get to have a much broader creative expression than as an actress.

I don't read reviews, There's no value for me in reading them. Whether they're good or bad, they'll just make me self-conscious.

I think I am a writer, but professionally I feel drawn to and suited for directing.

On the other hand, there are only so many people who really knew how she was exactly, like what did her accent sound like, and the fact that she developed profound deafness when she was first running the Harriet Lane.

I feel very privileged that I get to spend my life telling stories that mean something to people.

I learned from Francis Ford Coppola to treat the company like your family.