Company Quote by Neil LaBute

The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to…

— Bette Midler

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

I felt that 'The Woman' was a feminist movie at heart.

— Pollyanna McIntosh

I hate how box office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don’t see a box office failure blamed on men. I think…

— Ellen Page

But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough time for…

— Nicole Holofcener

I just think it was time [in THe Neon Demon]to do a film about women. But not just women, I wanted to do a…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

The stories are being written by men, and it's men who are directing it. As long as that continues, you won't be seeing much…

— Suhasini Maniratnam

“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a…

— Ryan Gosling

Women have initiated the change all by themselves. The credit goes to them. Men have had no role to play in the rise in…

— Shoojit Sircar

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

— Julianna Margulies

I was also told some years ago that I shouldn't 'waste my time' with female-centric films because the audience was not ready for it.

— Priyanka Chopra

It's absurd: half the movie audience are women, but Hollywood bosses are still aiming for men who are 20.

— Todd Haynes