I lost some of the joy that I bring to the project by trying to be so unlike Cagney. Yes, it was politics. Part of the reason why sexism exists in her profession is that there are very few women calling the shots in television. But they've been brought up to think a different way and they just haven't gotten it about women. One of the things she appreciates about Rosenzweig is that he gets women.
All men are difficult.
I've come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women. I have a professional respect for him, but we're not tied at the hip. He gets women and if he doesn't, he wants to know why I came to that conclusion. He tries to understand. But then, he's also not above asking me if I've taken hormones, either.