Quotes About Film

My films are often characterized by the lack of women present in them, except for this last one [Once Upon a Time in America].

I think it is kind of depressing how few female filmmakers there are. I think it is in general depressing how few women there are in ... important positions in society

Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies.

I love working with women - I love women - and we need more women directors. We need more feminine sensibilities in movies.

Now women are rising to great positions and they run most of the studios now.

I think men should go see Beaches too. I think they'll understand women better.

Only six percent of films are made by women. And so in that that paradigm, a woman making a film at all is a political statement. A woman speaking her truth creates a feminist film.

I think it's pretty obvious that women's stories are not necessarily being told in Hollywood and women are not necessarily being put in the leadership positions they deserve in mainstream film.

When people think of diversity, they think people of color, but it also means women, who are severely underrepresented as directors, writers and producers.

If you watch a film from beginning to end, with no women in it, it's really difficult.

I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.

I think women directors have to be really tenacious.

It must be hard to be a female in a David Mackenzie movie. I feel like women in his films are portrayed a certain way - like broken people.

Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms and in film.

More women have to be in charge of studios, so that they can greenlight films with women.

They say I can open movies, and that's nice in that it puts into people's minds that women can do it. It's not just Kevin Costner, not just Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not just the guys.

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

If you're a woman, just make a freaking good movie. I don't believe in the women who say, 'It's too hard, I'm getting shot down.'

What about good small roles for women? I've told my agent, if there are two great scenes in a film, I don't care, if it's something with that great edge to it.

The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelows thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.

Directing is the last frontier for women in the movie business. We are studio heads, we are producers and we are writers, but we are not directors in any numbers.

Women get scrutinized all the time for the way they look. So if I can learn to deal with that, then I do believe I can learn to deal with people's criticisms of my film choices.

With the young generation, there are even more women than men making movies right now.

I just think it was time [in THe Neon Demon]to do a film about women. But not just women, I wanted to do a movie about a teenage girl. It was a great counter to the masculinity of "Drive."