If you are the writer/director especially, no one cares more about the project than you do. You know it in and out. You created it. So always listen to input but don't be afraid to veto and fight decisions that you know instinctively are wrong.

I love when I'm writing and I'm cringing because I know I'm doing something right.

I work hard and support myself.

Actresses feel immense pressure to keep up. Nobody wants someone who doesn't know how to market themselves.

I'm pretty sure a lot of directors would be thrilled to cast age appropriate roles. I am.

If you are the writer/director especially, no one cares more about the project than you do. You know it in and out. You created it. So always listen to input but don't be afraid to veto and fight decisions that you know instinctively are wrong.

The pressure for an actress to look good and be skeletally thin is insane and unrealistic and it's a subject I've been fascinated by.