"Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about."

"Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen."

"I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am."

"If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues."

"My kids are not that interested in my movie career, by the way. My son, in particular, never talks about it. He just wants me as his dad."

"Work harder on yourself than you do on your job."

"A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace."

"Making movies is not rocket science. It's about relationships and communication and strangers coming together to see if they can get along harmoniously, productively, and creatively. That's a challenge. When it works, it's fantastic and will lift you up. When it doesn't work, it's almost just as fascinating."