--- title: "1 Women Half Quotes By Ryan Murphy" description: "1 Women Half quotes by Ryan Murphy. Plus more from Ryan Murphy and more Women Half sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/ryan-murphy-7917_female_i-formed-this-thing-called-the-half-foun_1030159.jpg" --- > [I formed this thing called the Half Foundation, and what I tried to do is quantify hiring practices in Hollywood. Half the population is women, so half of the storytellers should be women. Fifty percent of all the directors in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-formed-this-thing-called-the-half-foundation-and-what-i-tried-to-do/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/ryan-murphy-7917_female_i-formed-this-thing-called-the-half-foun_1030159.jpg) ## More by Ryan Murphy > [Larry Kramer wisely realized so early on that to change the world, people have to know you. If they know you and see that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/larry-kramer-wisely-realized-so-early-on-that-to-change-the-world/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [I think everyone wants for their children a world that's better than the one they came up in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-think-everyone-wants-for-their-children-a-world-that-s-better-than/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [One of the unique things about 'American Horror Story' is, it's very respectful to actors. Actors in many cases don't want to be tied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/one-of-the-unique-things-about-american-horror-story-is-it-s-very/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [I started off in this business in 1998, and I didn't fit in. There was no place for me, and I always felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-started-off-in-this-business-in-1998-and-i-didn-t-fit-in-there-was/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [Originally, 'Popular' was going to be a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/originally-popular-was-going-to-be-a-movie/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [I love crispy, cool sheets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-love-crispy-cool-sheets/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [As a showrunner, you can never be a 'maybe.' When I do movies, there is a lot of, 'Maybe' and, 'Let's investigate that.' But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/as-a-showrunner-you-can-never-be-a-maybe-when-i-do-movies-there-is-a/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [I don't think there's ever a winner in a feud. It's about emotional pain and an inability to conquer the pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-don-t-think-there-s-ever-a-winner-in-a-feud-it-s-about-emotional/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [Well, I'm from Indiana. So to me when I was a little kid growing up, Cincinnati was the glamorous New York of it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/well-i-m-from-indiana-so-to-me-when-i-was-a-little-kid-growing-up/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [The Hollywood thing is - like, it feels like the biggest thing in the world, and yet it's the smallest town.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/the-hollywood-thing-is-like-it-feels-like-the-biggest-thing-in-the/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [“The sidewalks flash silver with mica. Skyline smeared with geese. By way of recognition I lost the sound of your voice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/the-sidewalks-flash-silver-with-mica-skyline-smeared-with-geese-by/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [When I was growing up my favorite show was 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', and I loved all the stuff that Norman Lear did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/when-i-was-growing-up-my-favorite-show-was-the-mary-tyler-moore-show/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [I have a maid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-have-a-maid/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [I'm not interested in anything but emotionally driven stories; that's why almost all of my work is exclusively anchored by women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-m-not-interested-in-anything-but-emotionally-driven-stories-that-s/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) > [You've not felt the pain of rejection until a television show based on your own life is canceled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/you-ve-not-felt-the-pain-of-rejection-until-a-television-show-based/) [Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women-half/ryan-murphy/#itemlist", "name": "1 Women Half Quotes By Ryan Murphy", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I formed this thing called the Half Foundation, and what I tried to do is quantify hiring practices in Hollywood. 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