I have a healthy sense of vanity. I like to look good for myself, which is what a lot of women say. I want to stay fit.

Sight is about what lies right in front of us. Vision is what lies ahead.

Villains with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they've become — there's a sense of regret. So at the end of these movies there's a dramatic resonance that really stays with the audience.

If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don't fear kids or dogs.

I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.