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.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

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.

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

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.

Prayer is a conversation between two people who love each other -you and the Lord-and you don't have to use fancy or religious words to dialogue with him.

In any relationship, frequent usage of two words is very important. They can change the course of destiny. These words are – Thank You, and Sorry.

Good government has to mean less government.

We’ve gotten to that stage all soulmates reach of speaking in broken phrases and incomplete sentences, our connected and all-knowing minds filling in the blanks left by redundant words.

Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have.

You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions.

In business, your positive thoughts and lifestyle choices lead to your personal success and your career success.

The greatest gift we have is the gift of life.

When I behold a rich landscape, it is less to my purpose to recite correctly the order and superposition of the strata, than to know why all thought of multitude is lost in a tranquil sense of unity.

All of the good, weird stories I’ve written are based on things I’ve dredged out of my subconscious. That’s the real stuff. Everything else is fake.