I Try Not To Be Overly Analytical.

I Think A Lot Of The Time, The Studio System Is So Compelled To Kowtow To Its Fear That Women Are Not Going To Be Found Sympathetic. It Just Sort Of Euthanizes Any Hope Of More Diverse Examples Of The Emotional Realities Of People. Representing My Gender, I Think, "well, I Have Those Emotions, Why Don't Those Ever Get Brought To The Screen So I Can Feel Recognized?"

Blessings Come In Disguise. And Challenges Can Be A Blessing.

When I Was 12, All I Wanted Was To Be Good At School, And To Do Something Admirable, Something You Can't Take Away From Me Because I'm Not Popular Or Beautiful Enough.

When I Was Growing Up In New York City, My Father Was A Taxi Driver For A Time.

If People Knew What Made Hits They'd Make More Of Them, So To Have The Illusion Of Control Over One's Career Isn't Something I Can Even Pretend To Have.