“One comment by a female lobbyist really shocked me. She said, "Washington is a contact sport." I asked, "What do you mean by that?" And she just said, "Well, it's all men - and they're very contact-y. They touch a lot." Women say that's just part of the game.” MenWellsMeanSaidGamesSportsFemaleContactCommentShockedLobbyistsContact Sports Author:Jessica Chastain
“It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak to another female character in a movie, and when they do it's usually about a guy, not anything else. So they're very male-centric, Hollywood films, in general. So I think it's incredible that Ned Benson, when I said I'd love to know where she goes, says okay, I'm going to write another film from the female perspective.” ThinkingKnowsWritingSaidCharacterFactsFilmGuySpeakPerspectiveFemaleOkayHollywoodMajorityMalesIncrediblesFemale CharactersHollywood Films Author:Jessica Chastain
“I don’t mind if the character is a small character, but I would just like her to have a journey in the film. Sometimes the characters are just there as a prop to further the man’s story. The great directors I’ve talked to, I’ve said listen, I don’t mind playing a woman that is a tiny part, but how does the story affect her? What can I play in the end that’s different from the beginning? Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense, because it’s just like being a prop.” IfsMenMindDoeSaidDifferentEndsSometimesPlayCharacterStoriesFilmJourneyHe ManDirectorsTinyMake SensePropsLike HerMind Playing Author:Jessica Chastain
“To stand together against homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist agendas. I’m an optimist and I can’t help but feel hopeful about the future of film - especially looking at all the beautiful people in this room. Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.’ I would like to encourage everyone in this room to please speak up.” PeopleFeelsSaidI CanEndsMatterHelpingTogetherBeautifulFilmSpeakRoomsOur LivesKingsPleaseSilentHopefulRacistAgendasOptimistLutherSexistThings That MatterBeautiful PeopleHomophobicAnti Semitic Author:Jessica Chastain
“I was excited that my films would finally see the light of day and people would see them. But I never imagined that such nice things would be said about a lot of my films.” PeopleSaidLightWould BeFilmNiceExcitedNice Things Author:Jessica Chastain
