Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.

Just because I’m telling a story about a woman losing faith is not my rebellion against what I grew up in. If anything, it really affected the way I approached the story, and in fact, approach everything. I don’t judge my characters.

I spent a lot of time reading blogs by mothers who had children with varying degrees of neural dysfunction, from schizophrenia to all sorts of different issues. And honestly, I don't think it's different for anybody. There's no right way to make sure your child will be emotionally and mentally healthier. It's just frustrating.

I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other.

I love to be surprised.

There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.

It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.