Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there's a huge audience in America for those kinds of films.

You can have a lot of unhappiness by not having money, but the reverse is no guarantee of happiness.

What's really interesting about that is that a lot of these words that were incendiary in their time now seem almost harmless and laughable, because they have this archaic quality.

They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for children's movies, which I think is much more harrowing than sexuality for children.

But you know, there's always a danger nowadays that films are gonna be brought up to Canada for budget reasons. And that's something that really concerns me.

To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should not be idle entertainments but the joy of pursuing ideas.

I read, therefore I'm interested in writers.

The truth is, I'm drawn to all kinds of things.

Making movies can be a creative exciting project for director and rest of staff.

And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

You will only ever achieve the level of success that matches your wisdom or personal development level.

Nobody who says, ‘I told you so’ has ever been, or will ever be, a hero.

Style is when they're running you out of town and you make it look like you're leading the parade.

I grew up in a slum neighborhood - rows of tenements, with stoops, and kids all over the street. It was a real neighborhood - we played kick-the-can and ring-a-levio.

If you’re worrying about the past, you’ve got a good chance of screwing up the future.

I sometimes wonder if it is just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they are supposed to be by going nowhere.

A team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role that is understood by other members.

How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it?

Girl, it's an umbrella, not a Lamborghini.