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

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" 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 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

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

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

" 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'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 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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