That's a top fantasy in this movie - these are fictional guys, obviously. At the screening it was gratifying to hear everyone laughing at her jokes in the film. One of the funniest was based on a true story from the time when the Fish family first moved to New Waterford. Trish was 13, her brother six. Not much of the film is autobiographical per se, but I couldn't help putting that joke in.
Fish has no immediate ambition to direct.
She says her visual sense as a painter makes a good balance to her love of writing dialogue. It's a good combination for a screenwriter. There is a rhythm in writing dialogue. Like you just know when it's working and when it's not. I feel like I'm not involved in the process.