The stronger the participation of the female characters, the better the movie. They knew that in the old days, when women stars were equally as important as men.
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The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film.
Women's roles in the movies remain, for the most part, girlfriends, mothers, wives.
We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were written for women like Joan Crawford, like Bette Davis. But then there was a space of time where - I don't know why - it wasn't like that. It became difficult for women to find certain roles after a certain age.
Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved to see women's films. I think it was better then, except for the studio system.
Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth than the writer possibly had in mind.
It's sad that women characters have lost so much ground in popular movies. Didn't 'Thelma and Louise' prove that women want to see women doing things on film? Thelma and Louise were in a classic car; they were being chased by cops; they shot up a truck - and women loved it.
I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.
What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older.
The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.
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