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" I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show. "

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

" 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 started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features. "

" I love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

Believe In Yourself

" I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I am so inspired by new media. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class. "

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

" I'm extremely determined and ambitious. "

" 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. "

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

" I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" When you are talking about someone's art, it is usually so personal. "

" In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler. "