No matter what, I'm in a very small club. There are very few women who have directed studio-level commercial films - very few.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Basically, I just want to do a movie where I'm surrounded by women.
There are few films where you have women really driving the plot.
From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman. I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre.
Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies.
There are a lot of female directors in documentary, very talented. But it's always lower budget.
There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.
I'd love to see more women working as directors and producers.
I'm sure it's more difficult for women to make movies, especially because, in general, the kind of movies women want to make aren't necessarily going to be blockbusters. But you know, there are so few women in so many positions of power.
I started to have these ideas for films. They were like running images in my head. But I didn't think I could be a director. I just literally didn't think it was a possibility. Then I started to suddenly see films of women.
Those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche experiences - they are not. Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people.