Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation.

I'd love to see more women working as directors and producers.

I take a script and mull over it and underline the bits I want to emphasize. When I go to the set, I know exactly what I want to do.

Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right.

That's one of the things I resent the most violently. To have to take your own life and give it away to the public, in pieces.

Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but hookers.