People would ask for my autograph because they had never seen a woman behind the camera before.
I was attracted to the comics because of the characters and, particularly, Wolverine because he is so complex. He is so damaged and tragic in many ways - he doesn't have his memory. His body was invaded. He has unrequited love for Jean Grey.
I didn't tell anyone I had lupus for many, many years, and I didn't tell anyone I had cancer. I was afraid no one would hire me, and I also felt it was deeply personal. It was nobody's business. Now, of course, my feelings have changed.
In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore.
I would say that the first 'X-Men' was the hardest. It took us a long time to get it going.
I'm a huge fan, and I didn't grow up with it, I didn't grow up reading 'X-Men' comics. I became a huge fan; I had somebody in my company who gave me the biographies of all the characters. I read Logan's first and was like, 'What a great, tragic character.' I just loved him.
People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time.
I wanted to tell people you can live a full life, even if you're not feeling well.
Sometimes, I've had the experience with a director where I didn't share the same vision of the movie.
I've really tried to use the power of film to effect change.
My mandate to myself since I've been involved in these movies was 'make every single movie different, so there's never 'X-Men' fatigue.'
It was a fear we had when we started 'Legion,' that there were too many comic-book series out there, and how do you stand out. Our mandate always is to make something different in feel and tone. You try to avoid someone thinking, 'Gee, I've seen this before.'
The cinematic universe will not worry about 'Legion.' They will not worry about these TV worlds at all.
For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country.
I've been looking for an opportunity to break into the Chinese market due to its devoted and passionate audience and have found the perfect partner in Cristal Pictures.
Not many people know 'Hellblazer.'
You have to have somebody to root for. I truly believe that's how you ground a movie. You ground them in the characters.
I'm dying to do a 'Gambit' movie with Channing Tatum.
I really liked 'Walk The Line,' and I really liked 'Girl Interrupted,' and I really liked '3:10 To Yuma.'
I personally have close ties to Marvel because of Kevin Feige, because Kevin worked for me.
