Being Quote by Divya Khosla Kumar

The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally…

— Billie Lourd

We knew, very early on, that we had to be very, very clear that directors need to speak to actors and actresses and be…

— Michael Sheen

A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.

— Diane Kruger

My advice to women directors is just to make the best work possible.

— Jamie Babbit

Usually male directors have to use foul language to get the job done. But I never came down to that level as being a…

— Divya Khosla Kumar

Why would people have confidence in a female director when there are so few?

— Jennifer Lawrence

When I was making films [early in my career] there were very, very few female directors, and there were certainly no women on set,…

— Helen Mirren

I feel that more women should turn directors as they are more sensitive and emotional than men - that's a crucial factor in being…

— Divya Khosla Kumar

In my own experience of male and female directors, people have a much, much harder time taking a direct command from a woman. It's…

— Meryl Streep

I don't really consider myself a female director, and I don't want to do so for other women. Female directors are just directors.

— Alante Kavaite

My biggest advice for women writer/directors is to always be attempting to make work that avoids pandering to the conceptions that the industry has…

— Rania Attieh

Look what I know about directing; is it goes beyond gender. You might see some qualities that are inherently female in the great male…

— Niki Caro