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

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

" 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. "

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

" Many classrooms are overcrowded, and splitting the class into smaller groups gives the children more one on one attention. "

" 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. "

" I'm extremely determined and ambitious. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" I love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I do have a priority in my house, and that is I want my kids to be healthy, and if I give them the right food, I am headed consistently toward that goal. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I have a great little camera, and I had a theory that if the story is interesting, it doesn't matter what medium you shoot it on. You just have to make a good film. "

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

" 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. "