Cinema Quote by Shira Haas

The first thing I look at with a project isn't who's directing, whether it's a big film; it's the character and whether I want…

— Ophelia Lovibond

I have worked with a lot of really great women directors: Ana Kokkinos; Cate Shortland, who just recently directed a film called 'Lore;' another…

— Deborah Mailman

I can't tell you how many incredible directors I long to work with, but then I look at their IMDb page, and they haven't…

— Jessica Chastain

I have worked with three female first assistant directors - on 'Hostiles,' 'Gone Girl,' and a short film, 'The Human Voice,' and they have…

— Rosamund Pike

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

— Kathryn Bigelow

It was really hard to find another project after my first film.

— Guillaume Canet

They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I…

— Salma Hayek

I never intended to be a director in the first place. I became one by default when during 'Shaheed' I had to direct the…

— Manoj Kumar

I'm working on a few different films and I'm just searching for the right new story to tell. As a director, you just have…

— Joshua Michael Stern

I have been enormously lucky. My first role was in a great film by a woman director.

— Florence Pugh

I've worked with so few female directors.

— Andrea Riseborough

I can count on one hand the directors who actually directed me.

— Eric Stoltz