I think that cynicism can often be mistaken for wisdom.

Plus, doing a zombie movie is quite liberating. It's fun not to take myself seriously all the time.

Some of the funniest moments I've ever experienced have been in the midst of tragic situations in my life.

I do tend to take time off. A year and a half ago I went to film school, and before that I had taken years off at a time to be involved politically or this or that.

I've always known that I've wanted to write, but I always saw myself doing that in the context of something other than film, so it was a really beautiful and kind of perfect moment in my life when I realized that I could combine this idea of wanting to write and tell my own stories with the environment I had grown up in and knew well - that I could make film as opposed to writing being a departure from what I knew.

With being a mother, I feel like you choose how you spend your time so much more carefully - which is a good thing.

I'm never sure what's coming next, but I'm an open minded person and I welcome any challenge.