When you're on an independent film, you have a lot of great people there who are telling really true and authentic stories. But you also have a lot of con artists and people who think they can do something that they can't.
I want to be a part of the stories that need to be told.
As creators and as readers, we need to always be pushing it - by looking for the books, looking for the artists and people and stories to support what we feel to be a better representation of all women. Of real women.
Something that I've cared about deeply my whole career is getting to work with filmmakers and inventors of stories that are hysterical because they are just so painfully true.
The best, most creative, most authentic content and stories will win, will rise to the top.
I want to keep telling stories of ordinary people.
I was desperate for something to read that dealt realistically with teenage life, and I thought others might be, too.
What always appeals to us are real stories that are authentic and inspire people.
Initially, I wanted to write middle grade. YA scared me: there's a lot of responsibility in being a YA author. It's so important to give that age range the right books that reflect their world and show them themselves.
Country music's really good about telling a story, so I want songs that tell good stories where people can say, 'That happened to me!'
Anytime you have the opportunity to do any kind of story that is based on a true story, I think those are the most inspirational.
My dream guests are really not so much celebrities. They're people who are actually interesting and they're doing something interesting with their lives or had an interesting experience in some way. I really enjoy talking to regular, everyday people.
I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely.
It's hard to find really original, compelling works of fiction, for women especially. I find that these true life stories about these women that I'm so blessed to play are some of the most compelling stories, and the truth is stranger than fiction.
I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.
I loved 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Lunchbox' because they had 'real' stories. I wish there are more films made like them.
I'm looking to find good stories, not big commercial pieces of work.
