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Really, For Me, It's Important To Know Who's Pitching And Who's Catching - Just What That Scene Is Supposed To Accomplish In Terms Of Storytelling. That Being Said, On The Day, Basically What You're Trying To Get Yourself Into An Open Place. And If The Character Is In A State Of Anxiety Or Vulnerability, You Try To Find Some Touchstone.

I Married Him [chris Sarandon] My Senior Year, And After I Graduated, He Went To The Long Wharf Theatre In New Haven, And I Tagged Along And Was Doing Some Local Modeling And Commercials And Things Like That. A Woman Named Jane Oliver, Who Handled Sylvester Stallone, Saw Chris At The Theater And Asked Him To Come In And Audition. We Went In And Auditioned - He Needed Someone To Read With Him. I Read With Him, And She Said, "well, Why Don't Both Of You Come Back In The Fall."

One Of The First Lessons I Learned As A Mom Was To Forgive Myself For Not Being Perfect And To Try To Prioritize What Was Really Important. I Had To Really Accept Very Early On That After A While, Reading A Script And Finding The Form For The Class Trip, It Was Hard To Realize Which One Had Priority At Times. So I Just Had To Say, "you're Doing The Best You Can, And When You Make A Mistake, Apologize. Your Kids Know That You Love Them."

I Think You Have To Ask Yourself, What Is The Point Of The Script? What Is The Script Selling? Because All Scripts Are Political, Every Story Is Political. It Either Challenges Or Reinforces Some Schism Or Stereotype. So What Is The Project Going To Say At The End Of The Day? What Does It Tell You About The World, Or What Does It Challenge In Terms Of Your World?

It Is Important To Have A Woman Editor. Movie Is An Industry Where It Is Predominantly Women. Male Editors Might Cut Out Pauses That Are Interesting, While A Woman Might Not Be Afraid Of That Pause. Trying To Do A Movie With An Editor Who Is Not Funny Is Impossible. There Are Certain Talents That Go With Certain Genders.