“When I got into film school, it really formed a sense of who I am and my sense of feeling like an outsider. If there was some greater purpose to do this, it would be so that future generations - my kids or my sister's kids - would grow up seeing themselves in their media culture in a way that I didn't. If The Mindy Project or Master of None were on when I was growing up, I wonder if I would be interested in doing this at all”
![“I think it was the same thing that really makes the premise of this film [Women of Wall Street] compelling: the idea of a woman negotiating issues around power and money, which are two things that have historically been denied to women. To see a woman operate successfully, but still find those…” quote by Meera Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bf7/meera-menon-33826_barriers_i-think-it-was-the-same-thing-that-reall_1238500.jpg)
![“I'd like them [people] to leave thinking about the challenges women face in the workforce, but more importantly to really feel the emotional highs and lows of those challenges - to have really experienced that unsettling place where ambition crosses over into something else entirely.” quote by Meera Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/582/meera-menon-33826_ambition_i-d-like-them-people-to-leave-thinking-a_1371100.jpg)
![“I applied [to film school] figuring, "I need to find some structure for myself. I need to find a way to figure out what kind of filmmaker I want to be." And that is what film school provides you with. It'll teach you the basics of how a production works and the technical side of how to put…” quote by Meera Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/398/meera-menon-33826_basics_i-applied-to-film-school-figuring-i-need_2065204.jpg)
