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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

" Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school. "

" 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. "

" Pesto is such a great standard. It's so simple to make and always tastes good. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

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

" My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" All of my main characters have been under 30. "

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

" It was hard for me to hear anyone saying they didn't like 'Billy Madison.' "

" In 1983, I was working at an art gallery in Los Angeles and going to film school at Los Angeles City College. At that time, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a young painter and was visiting L.A. for his first show at the Larry Gagosian Gallery. "