Am I A 'woman Of Action'? I

There's A Conventional Reaction When You See A Star: You Anticipate He'll Be A Part Of A Particular Denouement Down The Road, So You Don't Worry For That Character.

What's Most Galvanizing For Me Is The Opportunity To Be Topical And Relevant And Entertaining. That's The Holy Grail.

I Always Want To Make Films. I Think Of It As A Great Opportunity To Comment On The World In Which We Live. Perhaps Just Because I Just Came Off "the Hurt Locker" (2008) And I'm Thinking Of The War And I Think It's A Deplorable Situation. It's A Great Medium In Which To Speak About That. This Is A War That Cannot Be Won, Why Are We Sending Troops Over There? Well, The Only Medium I Have, The Only Opportunity I Have, Is To Use Film. There Will Always Be Issues I Care About.

My Dad Used To Draw These Great Cartoon Figures. His Dream Was Being A Cartoonist, But He Never Achieved It, And It Kind Of Broke My Heart. I Think Part Of My Interest In Art Had To Do With His Yearning For Something He Could Never Have.

Character And Emotionality Don't Always Have To Be Relegated To Quieter, More Simple Constructs.