Sofia Coppola

There's so many more female directors than when I started. That's encouraging.

It seems that the greatest difficulty is to find the end. Don't try to find it, it's there already.

For everyone, there are those moments when you have great days with someone you wouldn't expect to. Then you have to go back to your real lives, but it makes an impression on you.

With writing, I need a lot of time to sit around and do nothing. But now that I have kids, I just don't have that luxury. I have a babysitter for three hours a day, which is how long I have to write.

I got exposed to so many different cultures and people.

I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.

Acting isn't for me. I don't like being told what to do. I'm more interested in set design, more visually driven.

I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I like to be observing everything else, and I get self-conscious in front of the camera.

I wanted to make a love story without being nerdy.

I'm always a sucker for a love story.

My mom is very calm and quiet, so I think I got that from her. Because my dad is passionate and loud... It was always interesting, and I really enjoyed that my parents always included us in their lives.

I had a teacher when I was in college, and he was the first person who liked my photos and said, 'The way you look at girls is your own way of seeing.' He was the first person who really gave me the confidence to try something.