Areas Quote by Nina Jacobson

I think that women are underrepresented behind the camera as directors.

— Nina Jacobson

Female directors really do need to support each other. Too many times I've been led to believe that my direct competition was other women,…

— Jennifer Phang

When I work with filmmakers today, I'm really an advocate for the women's roles that I see, to make them as layered and as…

— Barbara Crampton

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

I think women have made progress in cinematography, contrary to women directors, who I think have regressed. There are many more women cinematographers than…

— Maryse Alberti

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

— Sofia Coppola

We need more points of view from women and we need more support for female directors and writers in the industry.

— Jessica Chastain

I've worked with so few female directors.

— Andrea Riseborough

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

— Jamie Babbit

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

Ultimately, mentorship plays such a big role in breaking directors that successful male directors tend to reach the helping hand to guys who remind…

— Nina Jacobson

I think it's hard for women to be directors, particularly in the feature world because, biologically, your peak career-making years are also your peak…

— Laura Ziskin