I Think Sometimes What Happens Is That

When I Grew Up In The Church, We Were Praying Because The Communists Were Going To Come Over And Hang You Upside Down On A Cross, And I So Wanted To Be A Good Person, And I Had These Rosary Beads That I Would Sleep With Every Night, And I Just Wanted The Blessed Virgin To Be On My Side.

Theater For Me Is Terrifying But Much More Rewarding, Because You Know What They're Seeing. Film Is All Little Bits And Pieces. And You Can Do An Amazing Job, But If The Camera Isn't Getting It, It Doesn't Work. And Then Other Times When You Feel You Really Weren't Present, And Then You See It And Somehow It Works. So There's A Mystery, There's A Strange Collaboration That Takes Place With Everybody.

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.

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?

Do You Really Expect Me To Say Gravity Hasn't Taken Its Toll? No. But As I'm Earning These Lines [in My Face], I'm Making An Aesthetic Choice.