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" 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. "

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

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

" It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25. "

" I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor. "

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

" I'm extremely determined and ambitious. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Getting four people awake, fed, dressed, and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the edge. Unless you are well prepared and have a simple method to follow. "

" I love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers. "

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

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

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

" I am so inspired by new media. "

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" 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 had all these tapes in my closet that I had shot years ago with my friend Jean-Michel Basquiat. I was working on a film about him when he died, and then I just put everything away. It was too sad. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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