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> [Men, not only in Turkish society but everywhere, have been the bosses in terms of creation. If you look at art history, women were the objects. The fact that it's not been made by women means that the subjects are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/men-not-only-in-turkish-society-but-everywhere-have-been-the-bosses/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

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## More by Deniz Gamze Erguven

> [Any advice I could give to female directors would be the same as for males: There will be endless difficulties, some seemingly defeating, on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/any-advice-i-could-give-to-female-directors-would-be-the-same-as-for/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [If you are not a New Yorker, when you arrive there for the first time you have the impression you grew up there because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/if-you-are-not-a-new-yorker-when-you-arrive-there-for-the-first-time/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [There was something, which was the turning point: I felt very strongly that women were sexualized, and perceived like they are sexual in every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/there-was-something-which-was-the-turning-point-i-felt-very-strongly/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [It wouldn't have existed without France, and it's a French initiative. As a filmmaker, I owe everything to France - I got accepted at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/it-wouldn-t-have-existed-without-france-and-it-s-a-french-initiative/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [There's something about all the people who are on a mission for purity and chastity, which I find very questionable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/there-s-something-about-all-the-people-who-are-on-a-mission-for/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [Of course, when you work with actors and when you work on a script everything that you know about the human experience can't possibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/of-course-when-you-work-with-actors-and-when-you-work-on-a-script/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [The foreign-language Oscar is something that doesn't go to the producer or the director; it goes to the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/the-foreign-language-oscar-is-something-that-doesn-t-go-to-the/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [When you make a film, you come to say something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/when-you-make-a-film-you-come-to-say-something/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [Making a film transforms your relationship to the world. And there's some sort of natural authority that builds up along the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/making-a-film-transforms-your-relationship-to-the-world-and-there-s/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [Men, not only in Turkish society but everywhere, have been the bosses in terms of creation. If you look at art history, women were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/men-not-only-in-turkish-society-but-everywhere-have-been-the-bosses/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [I didn't want to do casting in a way that you find yourself in a situation where there's this perfect girl for a part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/i-didn-t-want-to-do-casting-in-a-way-that-you-find-yourself-in-a/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

> [With a screenwriter and with the actors there is always an environment of trust. You can say anything, all your secrets, and you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deniz-gamze-erguven/with-a-screenwriter-and-with-the-actors-there-is-always-an/)

[Deniz Gamze Erguven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deniz-gamze-erguven/)

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