Company Quote by Catherine Hardwicke

American commercial cinema has long been dominated by men, but I don’t think there has ever been another time when women have been as…

— Manohla Dargis

People are saying we need more females in our industry and we need more female-driven stories, but that takes the men of bankable star…

— Rosamund Pike

And perhaps, those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films, with women at the center…

— Cate Blanchett

There are obviously issues in our industry. That starts at the top with studio execs who - not just men - don't believe a…

— Reed Morano

I've always been slightly hesitant about generalizing movies made by men and women being different in their nature; I think movies by each director…

— Susanne Bier

Economics drive the creative, and for a long time, movies about men were just considered 'movies,' whereas movies about women were considered niche and…

— Susanna Fogel

I thing for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films. You see the statistics, and the dropoff on the…

— Ava DuVernay

Those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche…

— Cate Blanchett

I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift…

— Sam Taylor-Johnson

I'm sure it's more difficult for women to make movies, especially because, in general, the kind of movies women want to make aren't necessarily…

— Nicole Holofcener

Women have to take more control of their careers. They can't just wait to be cast in a film.

— Richard LaGravenese

I think it would be great to have more female directors making huge-budget movies.

— Jon Watts