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" I was trained to be loud, passionate, direct. I didn't realize for the longest time I was intimidating. "

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" I'm not Mary Poppins, but I think I functioned with integrity. "

" I started with nothing. Less than nothing. "

" Dishonesty, lack of integrity catches up with you. "

" The men I worked for didn't look at me as having any gender at all. They regarded me more as a workhorse. "

" Having money is better than not having it, but I've been poor, and I've survived. "

" Some children's music is aimed just at kids, and it can be very childlike. "

" People on the lower rungs are more vulnerable to sexual harassment than those at the top. "

" An epic is the canvas Brian DePalma paints on. "

" There's no training for the business, no credentials necessary to enter... It's all about entrepreneurs, innate street intelligence, and instincts. It's a business which encourages people with dreams. That's the essence of Hollywood. "

" I felt more comfortable in TV than in the film world where the players were more erudite and intellectual. "

" I wouldn't want anyone to think that work is the major thing in my life. "

" I felt that if I shared the lessons that I learned - both the good ones and the bad ones - that I might make the climb a little less painful for other women. "

" We have to make some movies we have passion for, respect for. "

" It wasn't until I saw 'Rocky' that I realized movies could affect people beyond mere entertainment. "

" In some ways I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day. "

" I don't want my child to have unhealthy values. "

" In my family, education was something you endured. My parents weren't educated past high school, and the only book in our house was a 'Reader's Digest' condensed book. Can you imagine? "

" I'd like my epitaph to read 'Given the amount of time she had, she did the best job she could.' Also that I'm a nice person... and a good mother. "

" It hurt me deeply, this reputation as tough, hard, mean. "

" I was so busy climbing up this ladder, staying above the water. If there was only room for one woman in a room, I wanted to be her. I'm not proud of it. I certainly don't feel that way now. It was an absolute evolution for me. "

" I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I'm a very straightforward person. "

" You have to persevere, you have to just not give up, and you have to know what you want. You have to be able to see your dream. "

" What sets Iris Stevenson apart is her success in a system that in no way supports her - with the hardest possible children to convert. "

" If I can do it, anyone can do it. "

" I just love the idea of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, whether it's the success of 'Cool Runnings,' which is the success of four guys from Jamaica who had never seen snow, or whether it's my success, just as a human being. "

" I have to tell you, I'm a great teacher. Ask anybody who worked for me, except some secretaries who weren't very good. "

" I think exciting sexuality is part of the fantasy, part of the entertainment of a love story. "

" It's about passion, and if somebody is passionate about a development deal, they're going to get it made. "