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Nicole Holofcener wrote and directed Walking and Talking and Lovely and Amazing, both of which I think are fantastic; and Friends with Money, which... could've been worse. Her newest, Please Give, opens tonight—I said just about everything I have to say about it in my review, so go read that if you like smart movies about women. I got a chance to interview Holofcener for my piece, and the transcript just went online:

MERCURY: You're one of only a few female directors working in Hollywood. Do you feel any responsibility to portray women a certain way, given your position?

NICOLE HOLOFCENER: No, should I? I don't feel any responsibility to anything except being true to what I want to say. I feel a responsibility to myself, to be honest, and not make myself puke over false, stupid women characters. That's really it: To not get myself to puke at myself.

That's a high bar you've set there.

I know, and I don't puke often.

Read the complete transcript here.