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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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" I started with nothing. Less than nothing. "

" It's unfathomable how you live without your mother. "

" Visibility is dangerous because if a guy cuts you off in traffic, you can't call him a name - it might get to the press. "

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

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

" I'm tired of being the bad guy all the time, saying 'no' to people I like. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "