Nonviolence is pretty ballsy, pretty advanced weaponry.

There's a big difference between the independent film world and the Hollywood film world, and I don't know that I understood that until I got into certain rooms, and people's faces go blank when you talk about Sundance.

Film school was a privilege I could not afford.

I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.

I financed and made my own films from the start. My path has been autonomous and independent, so I don't have any horror stories about glass ceilings and expectations and tense studio meetings.

Film is a mirror. I want to see more filmmakers. We all want to see ourselves.