Dawn Steel

You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect. ”

The more I can stay on the creative side, the happier I am. ”

I wouldn't want anyone to think that work is the major thing in my life. ”

Some children's music is aimed just at kids, and it can be very childlike. ”

In my family, education was something you endured. My parents weren't educated past high school, and the only book in our house was a 'Reader's Digest' condensed book. Can you imagine? ”

I'd like my epitaph to read 'Given the amount of time she had, she did the best job she could.' Also that I'm a nice person... and a good mother. ”

I've gone far in the movie business, but no matter how far I go, every time I pick up the phone to call Tom Hanks or Robin Williams, I wonder if they'll call me back. And you know what? Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. ”

A really hard lesson to learn is that most of the time, it's not about you. ”

I was trained to be loud, passionate, direct. I didn't realize for the longest time I was intimidating. ”

I'm tired of being the bad guy all the time, saying 'no' to people I like. ”