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" Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school. "

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" There's no continuity in videos... you can jump around all over the place. In features, you can't throw in a close-up of a musician stomping on a guitar - you have to film a scene. "

" A mom can't afford to be sick. "

" A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently. "

" It felt amazing to be one of a handful working female directors in Hollywood. "

" I am so inspired by new media. "

" Many of the stranger but most frequently quoted scenes in 'Billy Madison' were unplanned. "

" How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously. "

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" My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child. "

" Pesto is such a great standard. It's so simple to make and always tastes good. "

" My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York. "

" If you think you are a filmmaker... make a film, and then show it. You need to be able to finish what you started so it is presentable. When you screen it and see if your film has an effect on an audience, you will understand what it means to be a filmmaker. "

" I hope to work till I'm an old lady. "

" I have this concept that I call 'Combo Meals.' The idea is that I start with the kids' meal and then add a few more ingredients, and it becomes the adult meal. This way I'm not making two entirely separate dishes. I'm just simply adding on to what I'm already making. "

" A school morning is usually a pretty hectic time in any household. "

" I have a great little camera, and I had a theory that if the story is interesting, it doesn't matter what medium you shoot it on. You just have to make a good film. "

" Many classrooms are overcrowded, and splitting the class into smaller groups gives the children more one on one attention. "

" Having someone cook all your meals is the best vacation ever! "

" I do have a priority in my house, and that is I want my kids to be healthy, and if I give them the right food, I am headed consistently toward that goal. "

" I love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers. "

" Basquiat will continue to show us new things about who we are and why he was so important. "

" What's so fun when you shoot in a car is you get to research all the other road movies that have ever been done, and you try to figure out where do they place the cameras and how many shots can you get with your people in the car. So just doing the research on the films is so fun. "

" I'm extremely determined and ambitious. "

" My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa. "

" I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person. "

" I read the script for 'Guncrazy' in 1985 and loved it because it was one of the few scripts I'd come across that revolved around a strong female character. "

" It was hard for me to hear anyone saying they didn't like 'Billy Madison.' "

" I understand that in some families both parents have to work, so the kids are home alone eating more processed foods. But if the kids know how to make oatmeal or eggs in the morning or pasta or a lentil soup at night - we're giving them real survival tools. "

" I have been lucky in my life to have met people that are special, so extraordinary talented that they somehow are on a different plane. Sometimes these amazingly talented people find a way to keep reinventing themselves to stay relevant and alive. Some fall under the crushing vibrancy of their own intensity. "

" Music video played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director. "