Able Quote by Colin Firth

With Virginia on 'A Long Way From Home,' she was directing for the first time. She had full knowledge of what she was doing,…

— Brenda Fricker

I think people like Lena Dunham really opened up the door to what was possible, and they've inspired young women to go into filmmaking…

— Judd Apatow

The first thing I look at with a project isn't who's directing, whether it's a big film; it's the character and whether I want…

— Ophelia Lovibond

To me, there was something moving about the idea of telling the story of a lady who is, in a way, a forgotten character…

— Sebastian Lelio

It was strange initially to be directing Winona Ryder. Of course it was.

— Ross Duffer

It was really cool because you can tell that she directs in a way that she wants to be spoken to, as an actress.…

— Laura Prepon

A lot of people started asking me about this woman director thing, which I never thought about before. And I'd never really thought about…

— Sophia Takal

She was an expert at the art of sudden appearance.

— John Irving

Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she…

— Albert Finney

I'm always interested in something that Helen Mirren is doing. I thought her series Prime Suspect was unbelievable. I think she might be my…

— Julie Halston

It was nice to be reminded of how much hard work goes into movies, and how as a director, it's your job to acknowledge…

— Rowan Blanchard

In senior year at college, Paula Vogel was my playwriting teacher; she is the first person to introduce me to the notion that a…

— Lynn Nottage