Brit Marling

“When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in the film.”

“I think I realized very early on that you can spend a lot of time constructing a really perfect scene in final draft and just end up throwing it away because you didn't figure out that mathematics of the story first.”

“I think we're always looking for an excuse to connect.”

“When I'm sitting writing, I know that something works if I've made myself cry, or laugh, or have a visceral emotion.”