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I Felt That There Was A Beautiful Story [ In "all We Had"] To Be Told And One That Was Valuable And Also One That Was A Size That I Could Do As My First.

How Do You Know You Told A Good Punch Line, A Good Joke? It's Because They Laugh. How Do You Know You've Got A Good Scary Punch Line? It's Because They Jump Out Of The Seat Or Scream. So The Best Reward Is One You Can Listen To.

I Started Working On How I Would Direct This A Year Before We Started Shooting "all We Had" And I Was Prepping, Acting, And Directing Sort Of At The Same Time. I Knew That I Didn't Want To Hold People Up On Set.

I Love Renée Zellweger, She Can Do No Wrong In My Eyes. I Relate To Every Character She Embodies, Because She Has No Pretense. I Also Love Amy Adams: She's So Kind And Talented, And Whenever I Watch Her I Think, I Want To Be Her Friend-i've Seen Enchanted Many Times With My Daughter. Meryl Streep, Of Course. And I Love What Cate Blanchett Brings To Every Movie She Does.

Definitely Being A Mom Changes Your Perspective On Everything.