“Young filmmakers are supposed to be the young turks that advance the current state of filmmaking ideas.” Quote by Reginald Hudlin
“I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.” CharacterCenturyFemaleProgramMales21st CenturyFemale Characters Author:Geena Davis
“The fictitious worlds created for kids are nearly bereft of female presence. It's sending a very clear message from the beginning that women and girls do not have half of the adventures, that they're not as important. We're teaching kids that girls and women don't take up half the space in the world.” WorldImportantKidsGirlSpaceHalfClearTeachingAdventureMessagesFemaleThat GirlBereftTeaching Kids Author:Geena Davis
“The most important thing is to change what children see from the beginning. To not create a problem we have to fix later.” ChildrenImportantProblemImportant Things Author:Geena Davis
“My theory of everything is that we are training kids to have gender bias against girls, therefore when you are an adult, you don't see it. We think it's normal.” ThinkingKidsGirlTheoryNormalTrainingAdultsGenderBiasGender Bias Author:Geena Davis
“We have it in our heads that women only need to take up a certain amount of space and then we've done right by them. It's the same in every profession. We get a handful of women professors, a few female board members - that looks normal.” NeedsLooksDoneCertainSpaceAmountMembersNormalFemaleProfessionBoardsProfessorsHandfulBoard Members Author:Geena Davis
“I had a pretty poor self-image for a long time. I broke into acting as a model in New York. I was never anything like a "supermodel," but I made a living at it for a couple years. The thing was, I was convinced that I was tricking everyone into thinking I was attractive.” ThinkingYearsLongMadeSelfPoorActingNew YorkCoupleLong TimeModelsConvincedBrokeAttractiveSupermodelPoor Self Image Author:Geena Davis
“I remember very distinctly being so tall I didn't fit sleeves, so I ended up modeling lingerie and bathing suits, sleeveless stuff, basically. I didn't have a good body, but I believed I knew how to stand or pose to mask it.” BodyRememberStuffFitSuitsMaskTallModelingSleevesBathingLingerieBathing Suits Author:Geena Davis
“I was tall from minute one. Always the tallest kid by a large margin. And my fantasy was to take up less space in the world.” WorldKidsSpaceFantasyMinutesTallMargins Author:Geena Davis
“All I wanted, to be petite and attractive. I was afraid I'd never stop growing.” WantedGrowingAttractivePetite Author:Geena Davis
“Once I fix what kids watch, I'll be moving on to everything else.” KidsMovingWatches Author:Geena Davis