Quotes

I didn't just want to wag my finger. I wanted to do something positive to support women who create the things we genre fans love, inspire young women who want to be a part of this creation, give fans a place to talk and let the world know how many of us there actually are.

I've been a vegetarian for almost 3 decades. I don't care if you eat/cook/talk about meat in front of me. You do not have to apologize for eating meat. You don't have to tell me how many years you were a vegetarian or why it didn't work for you. I am not judging you and I am not recruiting. Now, can we just go out to eat?

And I don't buy the argument, 'Well, this one woman might be a huge part of the story!' Well, so was Leia. Leia was a huge, huge part of the story. She still very well may be. But - I have a niece and a nephew. And when my niece goes out to play 'Star Wars,' she's going to have one more woman to be. She's going to see herself in one more person. My nephew is going to see himself all over the place.

Anyone who knows me will laugh their asses off at this, but I was kind of shy as a kid. Fantasy novels like "The Hobbit" and Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonsinger" trilogy allowed me to dream of a time when I could shine. It was theater that allowed me to find my extra shiny voice. (Oh, I'll never pass up a "Firefly" reference.) Sure, we weren't fighting Wargs and a dragon, but, like the Dwarves, the Wizard and one little Hobbit, we bonded over some seriously intense time spent together. Later on, I'd attempt to conquer the makeup industry and entertainment journalism. Again, not dragon slaying or saving towns, but personally, it was a pretty powerful journey.