Reading Is Escape, And The Opposite Of

If Sigmund Freud Had Watched Phil Donahue He Would Never Have Wondered What Women Want.

Most Directors, I Discovered, Need To Be Convinced That The Screenplay They're Going To Direct Has Something To Do With Them. And This Is A Tricky Thing If You Write Screenplays Where Women Have Parts That Are Equal To Or Greater Than The Male Part. And I Thought, 'why Am I Out There Looking For Directors?'—because You Look At A List Of Directors, It's All Boys. It Certainly Was When I Started As A Screenwriter. So I Thought, 'i'm Just Gonna Become A Director And That'll Make It Easier.'

[wellesley College] Is About As Meaningful To The Educational Process In America As A Perfume Factory Is To The National Economy.

You Don't Really Have To Believe What You Write In A Blog For More Than The Moment When You're Writing It. You Don't Bring The Same Solemnity That You Would Bring To An Actual Essay.

I Try To Write Parts For Women That Are As Complicated And Interesting As Women Actually Are.