I Wouldn't Have Thought Of Myself As

All Of [motherhood] Surprised Me. It Surprised Me From The Very First Second I Saw Jack. I'd Believed That My Pregnancy Was A Condition. It Never Computed. And There He Was. Everyone Made Fun Of Me Because I Stared At Him For Months And Months, Not Being Able To Believe He Was Real.

A L Lot Of Films I've Done Are Essentially About Women Who Are Finding Their Voice, Women Who Don't Know Themselves Well.

It's Triumphant For Someone To Wake Up To Life. I Feel A Tremendous Sense Of Liberation. You Want To Be Able To Use Both Your Intuitive Side And Your Go-get-'em Side With No Blame.

What Brings People Down Is The Same Thing Over And Over.

I Am Convinced, Completely Convinced, That There Was Nothing Random About [the Adoption], She Is The Daughter I Should Have.