I'm at a point in my life where I could make 20 more movies, but I want to make 20 more movies that matter to me.

Women want to see the truth. They don't want to see some perfect girl.

Costumes, fashion, it's all an expression of self, and the more you push the boundaries - the more that people work at creating alternative ideas - the more it changes people's ideas of beauty.

I don't want to discount the beautiful work that the fashion houses do, but somehow, just focusing on what you're wearing feels reductive.

I have a history, a long history of being stereotyped as a five-foot-two woman, which is very limiting. I've worked so hard to create characters that have dignity. And I think everybody knows that I have a very pro-woman message in my work - and in my life.

One honest voice is louder than a crowd.

If something seems frightening or horrible, I should probably do it.