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" I make movies. I have a passion. Puppies and daisies don't accomplish anything. That's not me at all. "

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" There are a lot of us little gypsies out there that need to go and find another place you know. A safer, healthier or just a different venue in order to develop and find ourselves. I am so lucky to live the life that I do. "

" I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I was working, my friends were all adults. I had a tough time going to different schools because people knew me from films and I was the fat child who got beaten up every day. "

" I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't. "

" The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being flawed and I like having them help me grow and change and become better and stronger. "

" The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day; the reality of things is what happens tomorrow. "

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" I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day. "

" When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time. "

" From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death. "

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" Great dad. Yeah, he would ask me for money on birthdays and, you know, inappropriate times. And I just wrote him off like, 'You're not a father.' I just learned you cannot emotionally invest in people who are not attainable. "

" I've always been a homemaker, like, I like creating spaces. Even if I stay in a hotel, I'll unpack, I'll put my books out, I'll put my camera out, I'll throw a sweater over the lamp to get better light. I am a homemaker. "

" I'm a Cali girl through and through. "

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" I'm glad I lived such a full life before I settled down into a family because I got to enjoy it and get it out of my system. "

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" I have to say, if someone literally said to me, 'You're going off to a desert island, what is the one thing you would bring?' I would say, 'It's my concealer or you can just kill me now.' I've thought this through! Because I would find, like, berries in a bowl and make blush. "

" The older you get, the few slumber parties there are, and I hate that. I liked slumber parties. What happened to them? "