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Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.

A movie about a weak, vulnerable woman can be feminist if it shows a real person that we can empathize with.

It's rare to see women in a film who are not somehow validated by a male or discussing a male or heartbroken by a male,or end up being happy because of a male. It's interesting to think about, and it's very true.

Hollywood usually doesn't have strong woman in films like that, and it's stupid, so for the most part they're usually being directed and written by men.

Most of the women in film are there to be beautiful to the man.

There are few films where you have women really driving the plot.

I think at the end of the day this movie is respecting what we as women go through as we grow up. The experiences, what we deal with, other women, things about images, things that we deal with as women.

I said to Martin Scorsese, 'When are you going to make another film with a woman at the center?'

But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influence' is the best movie of all time. The style of filmmaking and the performances... you don't feel like you're watching a film.

Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.