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" 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. "

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

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

" I love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 came up with this statistic that if a kid makes something himself, he's 90 to 95% likely to try it. And of course, then, if it's good, he'll eat it! "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I am so inspired by new media. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "