All my films are about kind of being seen to be one thing when you're actually something else, and the power of the female spirit to make things work your way on your terms. Which is what I do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My entire career stands on the strong pillars of women-oriented films. This stems from the fact that I am sensitive to the entire aura and mystique of a woman and womanhood.
I haven't done many films. But with every movie, I try to showcase a different side of me through a character.
I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life. That's my own reality, so it's a doorway into a world for me.
My films are about ideals that clash with the world. Every time it's a man in the lead, they have forgotten about the ideals. And every time it's a woman in the lead, they take the ideals all the way.
I don't feel like my films are about gender; they are about identity - but a different slant on identity.
I kind of feel like every time I do a film, it is me and an entire male ensemble cast.
I don't know if my films are about women in a kind of frolicking - here's a grab bag of women's issues. They are about women of substance with very particular stories.
Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.
If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies.
Each film I make changes me in some way. When I start the picture I'm one person and by the time I finish I'm another.
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