I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.

People have to make their own decisions about their lives.

The minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself.

You didn't have to work to keep your fear up, your energy up, or your anxiety. It is all kind of built into the process.

While I am overwhelmingly proud of work that I, believe me, did not do on my own, I can assure you that awards have very little bearing on my own personal happiness, my own sense of well-being and purpose in the world.

I'm a pain in the ass to all of the costume designers with whom I work because I have very strong feelings about the subject.

I think it is typical for many men to have problems when their wives make more money then they do, or when their wives are higher on the corporate ladder than they find themselves. I think that often is an issue.