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" I like producing, but I don't love it. I love acting. I got into producing because I had a bad time in 1989 when no work was coming in. "

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" My daughter Mickey is an actress, and I tell her women need to make their own films; they should always be looking for stories to develop themselves and go to acting class - not that she needs much prompting in that! "

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" I hope when people see that female-led production companies are working, there will be more of us. "

" Your big movie stars who've been in blockbusters generating a lot of dollars are looking for the meatier, substantive roles that they think will make the awards season. "

" Every teenager feels like a freak. It's part of being a teenager, part of the individuation from child to adult - those teenage years are who am I? What am I? Where am I going? "

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