Director Quote by Gina Haspel

I have always been appalled by the depiction of female CIA operatives.

— Valerie Plame

Hollywood does tend to portray CIA officers as totally the honey trap. Looks matter as they do in any profession. But the most important…

— Valerie Plame

I always wanted to work for the CIA growing up. I'd be a CIA operative in Hollywood that made movies to manipulate the masses.

— Spencer Pratt

Throughout my career, I had the great fortune to experience firsthand as well as to witness what it means to be a CIA officer.

— John O. Brennan

There's so many more female directors than when I started. That's encouraging.

— Sofia Coppola

A lot has changed since I first arrived at CIA, but our mission remains as relevant and important as ever. And this is what…

— Gina Haspel

You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across…

— Leon Panetta

The men and women of the CIA are a national treasure.

— John O. Brennan

My CIA colleagues were smart, dedicated, funny, and creative. Yes, there was sometimes stifling bureaucracy, boredom, colleagues who never should have been there, and…

— Valerie Plame

I'm a director first and foremost, and I hope that the fact that I'm female is just one of the many things that informs…

— Karyn Kusama

I've worked with the most amazing men directors. I cannot complain for a second. But working with strong and talented women is, for me,…

— Shira Haas

I've worked with a couple of female directors now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.

— Alia Shawkat