Women Talk About Making Movies

Posted on January 27, 2015 at 3:55 pm

Copyright 2014 Ava DuVernay
Copyright 2014 Ava DuVernay
The New York Times talked to women in Hollywood about making movies. Some of the highlights:

“What’s wrong with bossy? It’s O.K. for a man.” Barbra Streisand, Director (“The Prince of Tides”)

It’s a conundrum: We can’t change it ourselves, but no one can change it but us.” Jennie Livingston, Director (“Paris Is Burning”)

“It was Gina Bythewood who told me, ‘If someone is just a pig to you on set, don’t deal with it behind closed doors, because you have to show the whole crew that you will deal with it and you will not have it.’ ” Ava DuVernay, Director (“Selma”)

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