I'm Very Competitive, I Think.

I Had Very, Very Bad Self-esteem - That I Was A Fake, Everybody Was Going To Find Out, That I Didn't Deserve To Have Success, Just About My Looks And Really, Really Bad Self-esteem.

The Film Festival Is In A Town In Arkansas, A Quintessentially American Town With A Little Town Square. It's To Champion Women And Diversity In All Media, So Tv, Movies, Eventually, Digital, Whatever You Get Into. That's The Goal. We're Using The Same Philosophy As My Institute, Which Is To Make It Research-based And Really Try To Work Directly With Filmmakers And Content Creators And Move The Needle. It's The Only Film Festival In The World Where The Prizes Are Guaranteed Distribution.

I Was Really Lucky That I Had An Aunt Who Was Very Inspiring To Me. She Was Different Than Anybody In My Family On Either Side.

Even Though I Was 34 Or 35 Or Something. I Was Like, “people Can Do That? Women Can Actually Just Say What They Think?” It Was An Extraordinary Experience To Do That Movie With Her Because Every Day Was A Lesson In How To Just Be Yourself.

The Thing I Noticed, Have Learned The Most About Directors, Is: When They're Very Confident In Themselves, They're Open To Creativity From Other People. If They're Scared Or Nervous, Then They Shut Off And Nobody's Ideas [count].