If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire 'best director' category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.
A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.
Male directors always project their own desire of women - how they want a woman to dress, to do her hair. With a woman director, it's more a projection of herself.
To say you want to be a director is to risk sounding obnoxious, pretentious, arrogant, and I think women are more fearful of sounding that way than men are.
What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living as a director, which gave me a chance to choose material I feel passionate about. The directing allows me to not have to grab any acting role that comes along. I can pick and choose a little bit.
The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.
For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.
The relationship between an actor and a director is like a love story between a man and a woman. I'm sure sometimes I'm the woman.
Oddly, in a sense, I still have more confidence as a director than my ability as a writer. Somehow, directing is just really easy. It's just about being really honest about how you feel about what you're seeing.
The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally and know how to direct us better because of that.