When I was an undergraduate in Film & TV at NYU/Tisch…

I do feel, like everyone, there's not enough female directors out there, there's not enough female producers, and would like to see more people…

— Barbara Crampton

Most people view female directors as female only, that we only deal with women's issues and women characters. Although most of my films have…

— Shahad Ameen

I do believe female directors, as well as our female writer, can bring out male vulnerability that some men can't because they can't face…

— Ben Kingsley

I'm just hoping that as I get older, and as more and more movies get made by female directors, what we start to see…

— Karyn Kusama

My advice for other female directors: don't think of your gender as a handicap. Don't think about it at all. Just tell the best…

— Reed Morano

In personal conversations between director and actor, the male directors that I've worked with are just as emotional. Maybe it's because I had to…

— Kristen Stewart

There are a lot of male directors who are directing female-driven pieces. I think that its good to get the girl's point of view…

— Jerusha Hess

If you're good at your job, you're good at your job regardless of being male, female, whatever. Either you're a good director or you're…

— KiKi Layne

But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough time for…

— Nicole Holofcener

We haven't done enough work to encourage minorities to strive to make movies. Hollywood is a place full of white male directors - there…

— Jordan Peele

It is wrong if how we see women on TV is largely determined by male directors.

— Lenny Henry

I happen to have worked with male directors who don't understand women at all. Not at all. I'm flabbergasted by their ignorance.

— Catherine McCormack

I think I happened to work with sort of a bunch of slightly difficult male directors when I was a kid. I've since worked…

— Gaby Hoffmann

Ultimately, mentorship plays such a big role in breaking directors that successful male directors tend to reach the helping hand to guys who remind…

— Nina Jacobson

Usually male directors have to use foul language to get the job done. But I never came down to that level as being a…

— Divya Khosla Kumar