When I Got Pregnant, I Told [susan

I'm So Not A Party Person. I'm So Not Social And Don't Go To Parties.

I Would Say Any Film Can Be Called Feminist That Has Female Characters Who Have Agency In Their Life, That Are In Charge Of Their Fate Or Do Important Things Or Take Up Half The Space. I Would Consider A Film Feminist, I Don't Care What It's About, But If The Cast Was Gender Balanced, Where It Would Be Just As Likely That The Boss Or The Best Friend Or Whoever Was Female. It's Really As Simple As Showing Women Being In Charge Of Their Destiny And Giving Female Characters A Voice.

I Was So Tall In High School That I Was Convinced That I Was Uncoordinated And Not Athletic. I Was Terrified To Play Any Sport At All, No Matter How Hard They Tried To Convince Me To Be On The Girls' Basketball Team As The Tallest Kid In Class.

I'm The Mother Of Two Daughters, One Of Whom Is Going To Get Possessed. It's Really Spooky And Great. I'm Shooting It Right Now. That's Why I'm In Chicago. I Wanted To Tell You About The Other Direction That This Trying-to-get-more-female-characters Thing Has Taken, Which Is That I Launched My Own Film Festival Last Year.

If You Risk Nothing, Then You Risk Everything.