In our society, as women filmmakers, we are expected to make films that empower women and that raise awareness about women's issues. That is a huge misconception.

Some people look at the surface, while some see what's deep down. The most important thing is that the film should somehow stay with them until the very end.

Don't get consumed by the false idea that being a woman is a disadvantage.

When you direct a film, everything should be about the story and nothing else.

Directors should not be forced to advocate anything in their works because of their demographic identity.

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.

We were ten feet away when we triggered the First Law of Percy Jackson

Super-stardom doesn't scare or excite me. It's just another ingredient added to my world.

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

In a movie like this, the relationship between the two guys is crucial. It sinks or swims on how these two guys are together. I think we did a good job.

I just want my sign and I want to throw it. I think it keeps everybody on their toes.

Blame it on Peer Pressure.

For a couple of years, I focused more on producing because I wanted to be close to home, after traveling a lot for work.

Poetic success is when you write a poem that makes you excited and bewildered and aglow.

Examine the legacy that we inherited and what we did. We had boom-and-bust economics and a doubled national debt.