Boyhood proves that there's still good roles for women over 40, as long as you get hired when you're under 40.

I believe in process. I believe that having a really difficult process is more valuable than a good outcome.

You're not in competition with other women. You're in competition with everyone.

I was like, oh, I want to sign up for "Catwoman," and then Anne Hathaway had already signed up for it.

You've got to experience failure to understand that you can survive it.

So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: “Is this person in between me and what I want to do?” If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.

Yeah, it's tough being smart and sexy, too. I have to say, I'm really not that attractive. Until I met my husband, I could not get a date. I promise you it's true. My husband Jeff Richmond saw a diamond in the rough and took me in.