Women are socialized to be nice, to be docile. I call it 'shrink to fit': Shrink yourself to fit what others expect of you.

What brings people down is the same thing over and over.

Being a working mother means that you are always disappointing somebody.

I don't think I'll ever be a producer who's into taking the meetings and fighting the big fights with studios. I really don't like that part. I'm much more interested in the material.

Motherhood changed me because it is so fundamental what you're doing for another person. And you are able to do it even though it takes a lot.

There are assumptions made about the way you look. I'm always surprised when people don't think I'm smart.

Any idiot can be brave, but courage is about knowing what's at stake, and moving forward anyway.