There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood transfers very well to being a director. And I think you're compassionate.
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I love making movies, but I was ready to rationalize being only a mother if my career never got back on track.
Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.
I've shared the fate of many working mothers; I felt guilty like them.
Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.
I think it's very empowering to be able to have a career and to be a mother. It gives you an amazing sense of self.
My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult - especially that question of how you find a balance.
Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.
Being a mother is quite tiring. There's not much time to do anything. You just rush around and it's hard work.
Motherhood changed me because it is so fundamental what you're doing for another person. And you are able to do even though it takes a lot.
So many people have said this, but it's true: 95 percent of what I do as a director is casting and getting people who can bear the load of what you're asking them to do and creating this emotionally safe environment.
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