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" A thank-you can be just as meaningful as a soulful ten-page message. "

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" A fish may love a bird, but where would they live? "

" It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves. "

" I have no regrets in my life whatsoever. "

" I've always been a homemaker, like, I like creating spaces. Even if I stay in a hotel, I'll unpack, I'll put my books out, I'll put my camera out, I'll throw a sweater over the lamp to get better light. I am a homemaker. "

" It wasn't my choice to be an open book, but when people found out what my life was like when I was 14 or 15, I didn't deny it. I think the more imperfect you are, the more human you are. "

" It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night. "

" Producing is so exciting because you can enable things to happen, whether it's like discovering a filmmaker who you're taking a chance on, protecting a battle and driving home at the end of the day just going, 'I'm so glad I stayed late at work and fought hard for that. Had my passion. Won that battle.' "

" My mother used to dress rather risque when I was a kid, and that sort of shocked me. I always thought moms were supposed to wear cardigans and flats, but she was in leather bracelets and minidresses. In hindsight, it was pretty cool, but I'm probably more conservative because of it. "

" I think that being happy makes the biggest impact on your physical appearance. "

" I loved the world of roller derby because I thought it was such an empowering metaphor, that you get out there and do it. It's such a rocker, athletic, capable, cool exhibitionist sport; it's about this great sort of camaraderie. "

" If you're going to go through hell... I suggest you come back learning something. "

" I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic. "

" When I did 'E.T.,' it sort of solidified the only family I know are these film crews. These gypsies. These filmmakers. That was the solidification and the clicking revelations of 'This is what I want to do with my life and this is where I'm going to survive.' "

" The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person? "

" If you're going to be alive and on this planet, you have to, like, suck the marrow out of every day and get the most out of it. "

" I have always been fond of recognizing the spiritual side of someone's personality. It's a very lovely concept. "

" I was raised in that generation where it was all 'Women can have it all!' and I don't think you can. I think something falls off the table. The good thing is that the things that stay on the table become so much more important. "

" I do everything in this life-or-death way. "

" When you work in film, you learn to appreciate a distributor. You can have this great little film, but if you don't have a distributor, you are sitting in your living room with a great little film. "

" As I've gotten older, I've really wanted to find more balance and calm. "

" The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day; the reality of things is what happens tomorrow. "

" I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows. "

" I definitely don't think that I'm hot doo-doo. I don't. "

" Daisies are like sunshine to the ground. "

" I don't want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child. "

" I really wanted a wonderful, traditional home for my kid. "

" I really have created a family. I work with the people I love, I travel with them, I make films with them, and I'm in an office with them. So in a weird way - I know I haven't birthed a child - I feel that I'm a part of creating a family. It's a tribe. I love that word. "

" I don't even have voice mail or answering machines anymore. I hate the phone, and I don't want to call anybody back. If I go to hell, it will be a small closet with a telephone in it, and I will be doomed and destined for eternity to return phone calls. "

" I'm a very research-, homework-oriented person. "