I've Been So Lucky - I Worked

The Attitude Toward Women In This Industry Is Nauseating. There Are All Sorts Of Porcine Executives Who Are Uncomfortable With A Woman Doing Anything Subversive. They Want The Movie About The Beautiful Girl Who Trips And Falls, The Adorable Klutz.

There's This Double Standard That Exists And It Really Frustrates Me. If A Woman Chooses To Work, People Say, "oh It's So Sad That You're Not At Home With Your Children." But No One Ever Says That To A Man Because It's Assumed That The Man Is Going To Be The Provider.

You Hear The Term "staying Grounded" A Lot When You're Coming Up In The Movie Industry And It's The One Word I Don't Really Understand Because It Implies Being Tethered Almost And I Don't Like That. Why Stay Grounded? You Might As Well Become A Complete Eccentric, Float Off Into The Sky And Burn Yourself On The Sun And Go Crazy.

Somebody Asked Me Earlier If I Thought It Was Really Important To Tell Stories About Women's Struggles. And I Said Yes, But At The Same Time, It's Also Important To Tell Stories About Women's Triumphs, Women Being Slackers, Women Being Criminals, Women Being Heroes.

I Hear That 5 O'clock Whistle In My Mind Like Fred Flintstone And I Have To Stop. I'm Also Not Much Of A Morning Writer. I Have A Sweet Spot From About 11am To 4pm. But I Really Work During That Time.