If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. She is, in every way my daughter.

Sometimes if something scares me, I lean right into it . I’m not a brave person— I’m more of a fearless idiot.

I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit.

Time can turn a scab into a beauty mark.

When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic.

And (cue music swell) motherhood turned out to be the most meaningful thing I've ever done with my life. Really.

Sometimes I'm surprised when someone who has achieved success is incredibly Machiavellian in their manipulations. So, while I want to believe it's integrity, that might just show how naïve I am. I sometimes worry that I might not be shrewd enough to maneuver myself through the Hollywood system.