Culture Quote by Laura Ziskin

As cinema is a reflection of the world around us, with more women coming into the mainstream business, more women narratives will grab the…

— Zoya Akhtar

Films made by women belong to the history of cinema; it's just that we get erased pretty quickly.

— Celine Sciamma

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

In our society, as women filmmakers, we are expected to make films that empower women and that raise awareness about women's issues. That is…

— Esra Saydam

It was never a deliberate decision to make films about the 'woman experience'. Having said that, we are all many things - for example…

— Chika Anadu

In Hollywood as well as other countries, there's an increasing number of films that women can lead in, which is really welcoming news, and…

— Shin Min-a

I try not to think of myself as a woman filmmaker. I don't look for women influences. I have noticed in the past few…

— Signe Baumane

Films with female protagonists don't attract many eyeballs. Most of them are perceived as feminist films. If Bollywood starts giving women major roles in…

— Bipasha Basu

There aren't a lot of movies being made about women, period. Most of the time, the roles that are available are the sidekick, the…

— Zoe Kazan

Internationally and in foreign markets, movies starring women don't make as much money as movies starring men. And then you can blame filmmakers, especially…

— Paul Feig

In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be…

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

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