I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not.

I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.

I'm interested in social commentary.

I've always developed all my own pieces, and they're time-consumers.

It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.

It's totally thrilling to direct.

Jordan is a very secular, Westernized country in some respects.

My interest is to work in as uncompromised a way as possible.

My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well.

Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.

The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process.

There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible.

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.

What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

You have to disengage at some point in order to be fresh.

You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that.