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Culture September 18, 2017
"I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling."
Kathryn Bigelow is one of the most influential female directors in Hollywood. And as a woman director, she knows a thing or two about facing sexism in the industry.
She even released a statement to Time regarding the lack of women in Hollywood.
“I have always firmly believed that every director should be judged solely by their work, and not by their work based on their gender,” Bigelow said. “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.”
The director joined the ACLU to expose the sexism in Hollywood.
As an activist and voice for female directors, Bigelow has learned how to shut down sexism at every turn. More importantly, her lessons teach all women how to break ceilings in their industry.
We compiled a list of important Kathryn Bigelow quotes on dealing with sexism in any industry.
“There should be more women directing; I think there’s just not the awareness that it’s really possible.”
“It’s irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don’t.”
“The journey for women, no matter what venue it is – politics, business, film – it’s, it’s a long journey.”
“There’s really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can.”
“I don’t do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling.”
Bigelow doesn’t focus on what society expects her to do. Rather, she focuses on what she wants to do, which is an act of rebellion itself. By choosing to be a female director who doesn’t focus on making films about war and terrorists, she breaks stereotypes placed on women. Women in any industry deal with many hurdles, but Bigelow is an example that those hurdles can be knocked down.
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