"Most people view female directors as female only, that we only deal with women's issues and women characters. Although most of my films have dealt with women, I do have work that deals with other matters, and I'm always open to different stories regardless of gender."

“I had a dog for 20 years and her name was 'Penny,' so I have a penny necklace.”

“Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.”

Source : FaceBook post by Fran Lebowitz from Jan 14, 2011

“It was tough trying to figure out how to put on all the women's clothes.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“War is an option of difficulties.”

“If we want to know God personally, to relate to Him intimately, we must be prepared to receive and experience His glory.”

“And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock.”

“Grace is God's love in action for those who don't deserve it.”

“So I always liked to sing, and apparently when I was about four or five I also started to be attracted to pianos and musical instruments. Whenever we went to a friend's house, I vaguely recall climbing up on the piano, plunking on it, and trying to figure it out. So my parents figured I was interested and asked me if I wanted to take piano lessons. I said sure.”