A famous painter

A professional athlete

A world renowned African American director

A celebrated chef

A book she read about filmmaking

Her high school teacher

A famous movie she watched as a child

Her aunt Denise, who was a nurse and pursued artistic passions

Jurassic Park

Finding Nemo

The Lion King

Selma

First to use 3D printing in set design

First woman of color to direct a live-action film with a budget over $100 million

First director to film in outer space

First to win an Oscar for a science fiction film

To work with the most famous actors

To win as many awards as possible

To create the longest films in history

To combine activism and art

Only filming in black and white

Filming in a single location

Hiring a diverse cast and crew

Using only classical music for the soundtrack

She only directs horror movies

She is involved in her projects from the ground up

She uses only vintage cameras

She films all her movies in one take

A Nobel Prize in Literature

A Grammy for best soundtrack

An Olympic gold medal

Golden Globe nomination for best director