Jamie Babbit quotes:

Whenever you're making a dark comedy, you're always looking for the yin and yang in an actor.

I'm probably one of the most co-dependent people around. That's why I made a movie about it, and I live it every day.

I gravitate towards dark comedy, because I'm a huge fan of dark comedy. I always think the most painful thing that you can laugh at is the best.

I'm interested in gay characters - not trying to sensationalize gay characters, just [representing] who are in my personal life. I'm interested in exploring my world and my friends, and a lot of them happen to be gay.

My advice to women directors is just to make the best work possible.

It's so hard to actually get the money to make your movie. When you actually have the chance to do it, you have to be absolutely ruthless in order to make the best movie you can make.

I think women directors have to be really tenacious.