I've got to believe, in the job that I do, that when you give the audience something that they haven't seen before, they are going to like it.
It has been said that I make chick flicks. This is not a compliment.
[upon accepting the Women in Film 2001 Crystal Award]
You have to believe in your talent. I'm certainly not going to make a film that I don't like. But when you have a relationship, something special comes out of that trust that you've built up over years of working together.
You can't run a company simply by the numbers. So if you're going to bet on someone, you bet on someone you want to be in business with for a long time.
[when asked why she paid actresses less than their male co-stars] People want to work for less money. I'll pay them less money. I don't call them up and go, 'Can I give you some more?'