Bankers Quote by Cary Grant

Everyone knows in the industry that when these great roles come up, every two years, there's a huge number of people up for them.…

— Joely Richardson

Financiers don't support their directors to cast properly. They don't have the vision of an artist. They're casting to spreadsheets, and it's making movies…

— Patricia Arquette

There are so many young women in film school right now, and it's just about foreign sales companies, domestic sales companies agreeing to finance…

— Olivia Wilde

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.

— Leslie Caron

I can't tell you how many incredible directors I long to work with, but then I look at their IMDb page, and they haven't…

— Jessica Chastain

Without the benefit of Google, ask anybody to name more than five female filmmakers that have made more than three films. It's shockingly hard.

— Leslye Headland

Maybe you know it but it's not so easy to finance movies in total. And the reason I am able to do these kind…

— Uwe Boll

There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.

— Gaby Hoffmann

While complex acting roles are lacking for actresses, what's even more rare are female directors.

— Phoebe Robinson

Like all independent movies, the first thing you're looking for is a name actor who will justify your financing.

— Steven Shainberg

People call me a movie star. If you're in the business, a movie star is someone who can make a film bankable. My name…

— Peter Coyote

I think the world has too many actresses.

— Tina Fey