Seeing yourself reflected on screen is a very important part of being human. It makes us feel less alone, it make us feel more connected to humanity. Women, gay men, and trans people for a long time have not seen… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
In some ways the nudity really makes people feel more uncomfortable because it's not nudity that is just making bodies look like sexy little pieces of body parts stuck together. It's much more blunt and real and there is not… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I think there used to be more respect toward young people in movies. John Hughes really respects his characters and they're given their emotional… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I remember my grandmother's husband dying. But I think I was older. I think I was 7 or 8 when he died. But I… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
My normal way of filming something is, like, one camera, very well planned out, knowing exactly how we're going to get each shot. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
You live in an apartment in New York, and you think all the time about like, 'I don't even know who's living above me.'… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I spent most of my 20s working as an actor. I started writing and directing because I was frustrated with the types of roles… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I'm getting more and more used to the fact that being a director and being a woman are two things that everyone wants to… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I don't really believe that all theater needs to be filmed - for some things, the special part of live theater is that it… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I do think there's probably a little more opportunity to direct in television, because there are just so many TV shows. In movies, it… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
One of the boring tricks about capturing Broadway onscreen, actually, is just about all the different unions. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
Why do so many women drop out of the workforce at this age, in our late 30s, early 40s? Well, often it's because we're… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I just have no interest in making a biopic. No offence to biopics, it's just not where my mind goes. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
