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Maybe studios don't want to see women acting in a way that isn't womanly. Maybe people don't.

There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.

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.

Hollywood usually doesn't have strong woman in films like that, and it's stupid, so for the most part they're usually being directed and written by men.

The world needs more women filmmakers, so we have to keep encouraging ourselves and one another, and eventually things must get easier for us.

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.

I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.

I think that women are underrepresented behind the camera as directors.

I think for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films.

There are a lot of women screenwriters, but they are obviously outnumbered by men. And it still is a very much male-dominated industry.