Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Maybe studios don't want to see women acting in a way that isn't womanly. Maybe people don't.
Studios will tell you that they can't turn a profit on female-driven entertainment. Which is like the Gap saying no one is buying clothes anymore. No. No one is buying your clothes.
The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers.
Lately, I've been in meetings regarding a new script idea I have. A studio executive asked me to change the female lead to a male, because... 'Women don't go to movies.' Really?
I never wanted to be an actress who complained about the lack of roles for women.
In this industry, very few actors can control their career.
In the music industry, intelligence in women is undervalued.
There seem to be more women producers than men.
We throw at female artists this expectation that their work has to speak to the female experience. And if it doesn't, you're letting the side down. Throwing this stumbling block in the way of female artists is counterintuitive.
Talent has no gender. People are hiring young male directors right out of film school, off of a student film or off of a film at Sundance for millions of dollars. You can do the same with a female. It's not a risk about the work if you respect the film that they made.