“From just a straight-up artistic, creative, and dramatic perspective, I have so much faith in the generation that is coming up, and young women are very inspiring to me,” she said. “The way that some women are using their capital, and figuring out what their currency is—‘What do I want to do with the currency that was either earned or given to me?’ And when people use it in an unexpected or empowering way, or they add value… because it’s not always someone’s first instinct or the easiest path.”

She talked to Vanity Fair about her new Pixar film “Inside Out”