My best male friend is my best friend until he crosses me. We're all protective of the self.

Without In The Company of Men, I could still be teaching, so who knows if this would've existed.

Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful.

In a relationship you have to open yourself up.

We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling.

I felt, if I'm going to take on some of the most overdone material, which is men and women and affairs and betrayal of friends, I had better have a new take on it. I think my films come from a desperation not to be boring.

I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road.