Whether it was making my bed or making a movie, my mother and father never hesitated to say how proud they were of me, and that means so very much to a child.

I've been through really trying experiences personally, and your family is who you turn to.

Is it more fascinating, perplexing, unbelievable that women are entrepreneurs?

I have a good memory for certain things. And a very short memory for painful things - that's my favorite Martha Stewart quote, by the way.

God, America is a country predicated on listening to everybody. When did we stop listening to one another?

Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to make my life, not just my job, the best it can be. The rest will work itself out.

Kids are the best part of my day. I don't wake up to make movies. I wake up to hang out with my family.