When I get anxious and scared, I probably lose my temper more than I should.
The men I worked for didn't look at me as having any gender at all. They regarded me more as a workhorse.
People on the lower rungs are more vulnerable to sexual harassment than those at the top.
I love stories about underdogs.
Historically, Vietnam movies have been profitable. All of them. 'Platoon,' 'Full Metal Jacket,' 'Apocalypse Now,' 'The Deer Hunter.' You're looking at movies that have been not pretty successful, but very successful. The foreign numbers have been extraordinary.
You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect.
I hate management. I hate management. I just do.
I felt that if I shared the lessons that I learned - both the good ones and the bad ones - that I might make the climb a little less painful for other women.
I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I'm a very straightforward person.
I don't know that I would say abrasive. In some ways, I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day, and maybe I was insensitive considering the pressures and responsibilities of these jobs.
I think women's relationships with other women are very complicated and depend on their relationships with their mothers. Mine was fraught with problems. So I didn't necessarily trust women for a long time.
The first war movie I ever saw was 'Platoon,' and I was eight months pregnant. So my husband, producer Charles Roven, wasn't sure I'd make it.
I've gone far in the movie business, but no matter how far I go, every time I pick up the phone to call Tom Hanks or Robin Williams, I wonder if they'll call me back. And you know what? Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't.
I started with nothing. Less than nothing.
I thought it was great being the only girl in the room. I loved the attention. After I got used to it, I didn't want to be the only girl in the room. I had no one to talk to.
I felt more comfortable in TV than in the film world where the players were more erudite and intellectual.
I don't want my child to have unhealthy values.
