I wish we had
I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are ‘the poor heartbroken girl.’ That’s why I’m so proud of the Fast movies. I feel like Giselle is an empowering woman. Gal Gadot
Empowering Women
You grow up the
You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself. Ethel Barrymore
In our society, as
In our society, as women filmmakers, we are expected to make films that empower women and that raise awareness about women’s issues. That is a huge misconception. Esra Saydam
Did you ever notice
Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone? Erma Bombeck
If you can’t make
If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it. Erma Bombeck
No one ever died
No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. Erma Bombeck
When I stand before
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’. Erma Bombeck
You don’t owe prettiness
You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space … Read more
Women are the only
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. Erica Jong
Take your life in
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. Erica Jong