Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.

So, why do you write these strong female characters?

Because you’re still asking me that question."

[Equality Now speech, May 15, 2006]

Because it’s no longer enough to be a decent person. It’s no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself.

"Someone else's loss is my chocolatey goodness"

I've been to two festivals in my life, and I've never been to Toronto. I haven't really been making festival movies. This is new territory for me.

Everything we do really is just a little marker on the long road to death. And sometimes that’s overwhelmingly depressing to me, and sometimes it makes me feel kinship and forgiveness. We’ve all got the same ending to the story. The way we make that story more elaborate, I got to respect.