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" If the doors are going to close on me, it's a little late. "

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" I don't know that I would say abrasive. In some ways, I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day, and maybe I was insensitive considering the pressures and responsibilities of these jobs. "

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

" I had an obsession with underarm shields - pointy ones, round ones, full ones, half ones. "

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

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

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

" 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 hate management. I hate management. I just do. "

" A really hard lesson to learn is that most of the time, it's not about you. "

" The first war movie I ever saw was 'Platoon,' and I was eight months pregnant. So my husband, producer Charles Roven, wasn't sure I'd make it. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I love stories about underdogs. "

" 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. "

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

" You're not free in life until you're free of wanting other people's approval. "

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

" When I get anxious and scared, I probably lose my temper more than I should. "

" Working together is the quickest road to marital problems. "

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" I think women's relationships with other women are very complicated and depend on their relationships with their mothers. Mine was fraught with problems. So I didn't necessarily trust women for a long time. "

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

" 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. "

" 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've gone far in the movie business, but no matter how far I go, every time I pick up the phone to call Tom Hanks or Robin Williams, I wonder if they'll call me back. And you know what? Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. "

" I wanted to be respected by filmmakers, and why should they respect me if they saw that my superiors did not treat me with respect. "

" Don't believe everything you read in the trades. "

" 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. "