My assistant, Mike Dunn, helps me with that.

My husband, Brian Lindstrom, is my biggest supporter. There’s no doing it without him. When I was writing Torch, he believed in me more than I believed in myself. He’s always, always, always been there for me, every time I needed him. He encourages me. He believes in me.

We have two pieces of regrettable news this year. First, Gladys Kaiser, my friend and assistant for twenty-five years, will give up the latter post after the 1993 annual meeting, though she will certainly remain my friend forever. Gladys and I have been a team, and though I knew her retirement was coming, it is still a jolt.

But when you say to someone, “I don't understand this and I'm asking your advice because you're better at it than me,” by doing that and involving people and making the film truly a collaborative process, you get much better results. You get a better film and you get happier people and get an atmosphere on the set that is truly creative.

I start out with an idea, and then you start making things and it turns into something else. You’re just finding your way.

To my mum, for being such a tricky teenager.

Most recently, when I was tobogganing in Italy.

This one!

I would edit out all the times I smoked a cigarette.

Don’t just do what other people think you should be doing.