Actors Quote by Ian Mckellen

There are plenty of lesbians in Hollywood, but they're not out. And that's their choice, but I can't do that, it's too important to…

— Jill Bennett

This film business, perhaps more so in America than in Europe, has always been about young sexuality. It's not true of theatre, but in…

— Jacqueline Bisset

Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians, that people know about.

— Catherine Deneuve

These issues of gender equity and diversity have been ongoing conversations throughout the decades. I remember even when I was just starting in the…

— Gabrielle Carteris

Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically. They have to please the crowd - they're movie…

— Ang Lee

I got my heart broken to find out that the independent film community was so unwelcoming. It was not open to women and it…

— Kelly Reichardt

The lack of racial diversity and gender diversity and the lack of female directors - those are not fashionable issues. And they're not issues…

— Cate Blanchett

Frankly, I find it very odd that, in a population that's more than 50 per cent of women, that Hollywood isn't producing more movies…

— Phyllida Lloyd

I put it forth as a challenge to the industry to continue thinking of actors, regardless of sexuality, with open eyes and open hearts…

— Dan Amboyer

A lot of straight actors are actively searching for gay roles because it is something different to do.

— Rupert Everett

It is tough to be a woman. Also as an actor, but more so as a director. And even more today, when distributors and…

— Liv Ullmann

It's nice to know that a studio is willing to put a female in a film without expecting the character to have a love…

— Kaya Scodelario