I think women have made progress in cinematography, contrary to women directors, who I think have regressed. There are many more women cinematographers than when I started.

Do a good job on a good film and you're on the map. Do a great job on a bad movie and not very many people will think of you.

One of my first films was Zebrahead. I remember the producer asking me, Can you handle the big lights? And I thought, Do I want to be sarcastic, or do I want the job? So I said, I don't handle the big lights, I just tell big men where to put the big lights and they do it.

At the beginning of my career, I shot a lot more documentaries because I liked the adventure, and probably also because it was easier, and still is easier, for women DPs to shoot documentary than it is to shoot fiction.