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" I did go through a bit of a dark time during the years I was trying to be a mom. But I'm basically a very positive person. "

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" We must make choices that are outside of the familial expectations of us, or we'll just be repeating the mistakes. Our parents came here to give us better choices. "

" I think the goal is parity: I try to be pro-woman without being anti-man, and I hope and wish that men could do the same in that when they look at the screenplay, they say, 'Wait, wait, wait - is my daughter represented here, is my wife represented here? Is my sister represented?' "

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" I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit. "

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" We absolutely have to support our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We just must. It's not fair that they don't get to live an authentic life. "

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