When I switched to screenplays - 'cause I had done musicals and plays - the first assignment in film school was, you have to write a silent film. And it's tremendously helpful to learn how to do that because dialogue… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
History is a certain way, but you just change the point of view a little bit, and you discover a whole new side of… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
In a lot of movies, African-Americans are either maids or slaves, but that's not all they were. We need to show that. And we… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever been called up for an action film with a male lead - which is a shame. I'd love to… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I've been rewritten on past projects and thought, 'That's not what she was - she was this really powerful woman, and there's nothing wrong… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
You think NASA is going to be cutting edge, but they've got so many buildings that are just left over from the '60s. It's… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
People tell me I'm very ambitious right now. But I just have a lot of stories in my head, and why can't I do… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I think a broader audience is really amazing. If there's no need for curse words or darkness, why go there? Why not make it… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
We need more diversity - we need more African-Americans on screen, Latinos, Asians, different religions. We have to be better about reflecting what our… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I think a lot of times people look at me and say, 'Well, we can't possibly hand a show over to her to run.'… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I can't tell you the number of stories I've told with a female protagonist don't get bought, or they do get bought and get… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I walked into an international economics tutorial, and the professor said, 'I don't know how to teach a woman.' I said, 'It's the same… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I think you leave your imprint on every screenplay. I like to bring my experience as a woman to all my female characters that… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I interned at NASA for five years, and I grew up in Cape Canaveral, and my grandfather was an engineer on the Mercury capsule,… — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
I write in my pajamas on my sofa surrounded by my cats. It's a bit isolating. — Allison Schroeder Copy Share Image
