I love to start characters in a place where you think you know them. We can make all kinds of assumptions about them and think they have no redeeming qualities, but like everyone, they're complex. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
Chick flick is not a term used to praise a movie. Nobody says 'it's a great chick flick.' It's a way of being derisive.… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
You're allowed to make things for women on television, and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
Always, in all circumstances, wear comfortable shoes. You never know when you may have to run for your life. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
The movie I've watched a million times is 'A Face in the Crowd,' directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal. I… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
I don't know anyone male or female who can quote-unquote have it all. It's a made-up idea. Men don't have it all. They may… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
If the same energy went into marketing movies to women as they do on the other demographics we might see more of a spike. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
It's a tough time for screenwriters right now, because fewer movies are getting made. I'm enjoying television so much. It offers opportunities for writers to be in a writers' room and work their way up. It's somewhat easier because there's more of a community. There are so many screenwriters with incredible stories to tell, so I hope there will be… — Callie Khouri Copy Share
What I'm mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That's something I feel strongly about and have… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
Movie studios are owned by giant corporations. They care about money; they don't care about movies. — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
