Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative control and I can put my stamp on it.

Renown is a source of toil and sorrow obscurity is a source of happiness.

My face is on bubblegum wrappers now!

I really do enjoy getting out to meet my readers. Writing is such a solitary business, it's gratifying to thank folks in person and really connect as human beings and not just words on a screen.

I've got miracle lyrical capability all in me / With the agility to escape a killer bee colony.

If it requires a uniform, it's a worthless endeavor.

The costs savings was a big win, but now we also have a schedule of events and are clearly aware of when our contracts begin and end...we are much more strategic about how we source now.

Learning is always rebellion... Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before.

The process of art-making is full of happy accidents - what fun!

I don't ever blink, honestly.

In Europe, where human relations like clothes are supposed to last, one's got to be wearable. In France one has to be interesting, in Italy pleasant, in England one has to fit.