I'm So Not A Party Person. I'm

If It Isn't A Success, That Still Wouldn't Be Grounds For Divorce.

I Just Started Asking My Friends If They Had Noticed. None Of Them - Feminists, Mothers, Daughters - Noticed Until I Pointed It Out. Then I Decided To Bring It Up Within The Industry. I Knew A Lot Of People, So I'd Say, "have You Ever Noticed How Few Female Characters There Are In Kids Movies?" When I Met A Director, A Producer, Whatever. And They Said, "oh, But That's Not True Anymore."

My Daughter Was A Toddler. I Had No Idea There Was Anything Wrong With Kids' Media.i Started Watching Little Preschool Shows With Her Or G-rated Videos Or Whatever; I Couldn't Believe What I Was Seeing, That There Seemed To Be Far More Male Characters Than Female Characters In What We Make For Little Kids. It Was Just A Shock.

I Had Very, Very Bad Self-esteem - That I Was A Fake, Everybody Was Going To Find Out, That I Didn't Deserve To Have Success, Just About My Looks And Really, Really Bad Self-esteem.

When It Came Time For College, I Told My Parents I Was Going To Major In Acting. And They Were So Removed From Anything To Do With Show Business - My Dad Built Our House And My Mom Grew Our Food.