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

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" 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 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. "

" 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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Having someone cook all your meals is the best vacation ever! "

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

" 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! "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm extremely determined and ambitious. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 am so inspired by new media. "