I would love to write a script where the main character is a woman. I know I can direct a film where the main character is a woman. I cannot write that film.
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There are a lot of women screenwriters, but they are obviously outnumbered by men. And it still is a very much male-dominated industry.
I write characters. Some of those characters are women.
We thought we'd write a good script for women, giving them the fun roles that generally men get.
Just like how male actors get to play varied characters, I would also like to play characters that people don't normally see female characters portraying on screen.
Every casting director I've met is a woman.
I'd like to do a really masculine film.
I don't think that a film should be known as 'male-centric' or 'female-centric,' but it should be known for the story. That would be really nice, and viable, too.
What I really want to do is create great roles for women. And I'm not talking Nicholas Sparks romance. I think women's roles have gotten ghettoized in these sort of places... I'm thinking women in action, comic books, or like the Tony Soprano of women. We need some complex roles.
I'd love to write something for a male protagonist. That's sort of the next frontier for me. I think it'd be really amazing to write the kind of parts that I love for women but for a guy.
I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.