“I don't think about the gender thing very much. But when I speak at schools, I've had female students say to me afterwards, "I never envisioned myself being a director, since I've never seen women do it." But after seeing me, they can picture themselves directing, so maybe we'll see more female directors.” ThinkingSchoolSpeakSeeingStudentsDirectorsFemaleGender Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.” EndsFilmAudienceDirectorsGenderThe End Of The DayGood Films Author:Boman Irani
“Most people view female directors as female only, that we only deal with women's issues and women characters. Although most of my films have dealt with women, I do have work that deals with other matters, and I'm always open to different stories regardless of gender.” PeopleDifferentMatterCharacterStoriesFilmViewsDealsIssuesDirectorsFemaleGender Author:Shahad Ameen
“Be yourself. Forget about whether you are male or female and just work hard to become a director who truly knows her craft and the direction she wants the film to go. People respect a director for her work regardless of her gender.” PeopleKnowsWantHardFilmForgetHard WorkDirectorsFemaleMalesGenderCraftsBeing Yourself Author:Mabel Cheung
“To seek out making films that are unique and insightful, boundary-pushing and genre-bending, and not films that fit into the neat, little boxes that people "want" (expect) women to be making. In some ways, I guess for me, any filmmaker should strive to be a good director first, regardless of their gender, race, sexual orientation etc.” PeopleWayWantShouldFirstsLittlesFilmRaceFitDirectorsUniqueStriveBoxesGenderBoundariesGenreFilmmakerEtcPushingInsightfulNeatOrientationBendingGood Directors Author:Rania Attieh
“I have always firmly believed that every director should be judged solely by their work, and not by their work based on their gender. Hollywood is supposedly a community of forward thinking and progressive people yet this horrific situation for women directors persists. Gender discrimination stigmatizes our entire industry. Change is essential. Gender neutral hiring is essential.” PeopleThinkingShouldCommunitySituationIndustryDirectorsEssentialsHollywoodGenderDiscriminationProgressiveJudgedPersistHiringHorrificForward ThinkingGender GapGender Discrimination Author:Kathryn Bigelow
“The lack of racial diversity and gender diversity and the lack of female directors - those are not fashionable issues. And they're not issues that reside solely within the film industry.” FilmIssuesIndustryDirectorsDiversityFemaleGenderFashionableFilm IndustryRacial Diversity Author:Cate Blanchett