Having kids is a full-time job. And I don't know any woman who isn't constantly fighting between the exquisite selfishness required to be an artist and this exquisite selflessness that's required to be a parent. — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
I think that there is just a deep and abiding sexism that's part of your life from the moment that you're conscious as a… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
A male director doesn't come to situations the same way that a female director would. — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
I'm a civilized person who obeys the law and is pretty easy to get along with, but I'm more complicated than that. I use my work as a way to get all that other stuff out and experiment with feelings and ideas, and the forbidden. That's just part of my process, I think, to identify something forbidden. That's what lures… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share
Something you discover as a writer is that actresses who are successful are incredibly smart. For some reason, there's this myth that if you're a beautiful actress, you're not bright, you're a puppet. But it's completely the opposite. These are people with a finely tuned sense of story, and who are also strong and articulate. You have to be, to… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share
The camera is your way to see what you want to see - it's an extension of the director's fantasy. I'm executing my personal… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
Having kids is a full-time job. And I don't know any woman who isn't constantly fighting between the exquisite selfishness required to be an… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
Sexism is real and it persists in film and television. I've seen female directors openly undermined by male cinematographers in front of the entire… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
I'm never trying to make a statement about morality ever. If there's a statement to be made, it's "People are complicated. They do things that may hurt other people, or exploit other people, but they may do them for the right reasons, or out of desperation." I don't judge that sort of "bad" behavior. I'm only interested in a world… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share
In documentary, which is the only thing I'm really very familiar with, women are very easily relegated into a producer role. — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
One is that I'm really interested in movies about sex and lust, because I think those are primal, carnal instincts that translate well to… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
I just feel like the world is our oyster. I grew up knowing that my mother is a journalist and was one of the… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
I think it's hard for everyone to find their way as an adult and to match up their expectations from their youth to what… — Liz W. Garcia Copy Share Image
