Quotes About Autonomy

I was on my own for a long time before I married Neil, and now I'm on my own again. I've kind of gotten over the separation and divorce. I'm capable. I can do this.

I don't consult anyone - not my mother, not my father, anyone - about my work. And I must add that neither Dad nor Mom interfere in my work.

Everyone knew I was anti-marriage. I'd spent my life saying it was something I neither wanted nor needed.

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net.

When we try to make a car that drives itself, we believe - whether we're right or not - we believe that there would be strong net positive benefit to the world if cars could drive themselves safer than people could.

The main thing that's important to me is getting to do whatever project it is the way that I do what I do, and that's different. To go to an entity - whether it's a traditional film studio or some newer company, or HBO, Amazon or Netflix - they would have to know that I need to work the way I work.

It's so amazing that you can give somebody like David Fincher 'House of Cards,' and he can do whatever he wants - Netflix doesn't say, 'Oh, you can't do that,' or, 'We need a subplot here about this.' It's pretty neat that it is allowing the creatives to be creative.

The interesting thing about the TLC network is that they were interested in following me, not leading me.

I'm incredibly neurotic and a control freak. I like the thought that if there's going to be anyone to blame it's going to be me.

I do know that I would never - though you should never say never - work with a decorator, because I don't want to see the touch of someone else in my own space.

I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do.

Never take advice, including this.

I would never take a fight with someone to one-up someone else. You know, you do things because you want to do them.

Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive.

My view is that we should not be taxing at the Federal level for the things that New Jersey can do for itself.

It's great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you're all on your own, then there is nobody there to guide you and you have to make all the decisions for yourself. It's quite liberating in a way.

I'm the most independent and conservative Democrat in New York State.

It's nice to finally be my own person.

The nice thing about working with BOOM! on 'Irredeemable' and 'Incorruptible,' man, was they let me have my head. No one said boo about anything.

The nice thing about the world that I've been able to inhabit for the last couple of years is that I'm given a lot of freedom. Not all artists really get that.

I've been in the industry for a really long time now and I think that's always been the nice thing about The Saturdays, we've all been allowed to do our own thing.

I have no nickname, as there has never been any need for one.

My dad worked nights mostly and while we were growing up, and my mother also worked, so there were times where, when it was just the two of us at home, and, you know, they gave us a pretty long leash, actually.

I loved Fugazi, the D.C. hardcore band, because they always did everything themselves. They had their own label, and the CDs always cost nine dollars, the T-shirts always cost eight dollars, the shows always cost five dollars, no major label.