Catherine Reitman

I was a big fan of Coolio, growing up, and I was excited to meet him. We played golf, which definitely is not my sport, and he was a character. ”

Because there is less female storytelling, especially motherhood storytelling, there has been immense pressure on my storytelling to represent more people, and to do so in a sort of unrealistic way. ”

We only see female protagonists who are likeable, with one cute flaw, such as adorable clumsiness. I'm fed up with it. ”

There's so much dishonesty with motherhood in general... The truth is it's just a lot of embarrassing, humiliating moments. ”

Are there days where I wish I was just at home with my kids? Yeah, most days. But then I look at our accomplishments, and I feel alive; I feel so proud of myself. So it's a very confusing thing to be a working parent. ”

We've all been in that metaphoric place, having to scream out what you want in the face of your fears. ”

There's an identity crisis that happens when you give birth. I don't care how confident, how secure you are, how much help you have, how many kids you have. For me, it was major. ”

When I first got pregnant, my husband and I were huge consumers of premium cable television, and we were watching all of these shows, and it would either be the B-storyline of a show like 'Homeland,' where she's a working mother, or you have even smaller C-storylines on a show like 'Mad Men.' ”

To admit that you're shooting for the stars - that you're allowed to do that, that it's not shameful - that to me is very vulnerable. ”

I really enjoy working. I really enjoy telling stories. I really enjoy acting. The idea that I would have a baby and stop doing that was unrealistic to me. ”