Hollywood Quote by Phyllida Lloyd

I never wanted to be an actress who complained about the lack of roles for women.

— Kelly Rowan

When I was making films [early in my career] there were very, very few female directors, and there were certainly no women on set,…

— Helen Mirren

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

— Julianna Margulies

I didn't really realize I was a woman director until I walked onto the set at Pinewood Studios when I did 'Mamma Mia!' and…

— Phyllida Lloyd

I was shocked into the realization that I myself had played an unwitting role as a movie star and sex symbol in perpetrating the…

— Jane Fonda

We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great…

— Geena Davis

“While Photoplay mused that “Strangely enough, women outrank men as continuity writers,” it wasn’t strange to them. Women had always found sanctuary in writing;…

— Cari Beauchamp

For a long time, way back in the ’30s and ’40s, there were fabulous female roles. Bette Davis and all those people had incredible,…

— Geena Davis

We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were written for…

— Monica Bellucci

When I stepped into the Lifetime role in 2010, I did a listening tour of what was going on for women in this country.…

— Nancy Dubuc

American commercial cinema has long been dominated by men, but I don’t think there has ever been another time when women have been as…

— Manohla Dargis

Having been in some roles that really resonated with women, I became hyper-aware of how women are represented in Hollywood.

— Geena Davis