Amruta Khanvilkar Quotes

I've always been slightly hesitant about generalizing movies made by men and women being different in their nature; I think movies by each director are different. Having said that, I think that it's kind of disgraceful that there aren't more female directors.

As women, we tend to take the easy way out in showbiz. I have done movies where all I did was look pretty in every frame.

I never wanted to be an actress who complained about the lack of roles for women.

There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.'

I don't understand why people still behave as though making movies with female protagonists is risky, given that - hello - we do make up over 50 percent of the population, and we go to movies.

You get angry and frustrated wondering, 'Are there enough parts for women?'

I do all these panels where people are always talking about the lack of female directors, and I have a lot of opinions on that.

I don't understand this concept of women-oriented films or stories based on women, because nobody uses the term, a 'man-oriented' film. Why do you have to separate girls from boys?

It felt amazing to be one of a handful working female directors in Hollywood.

There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed.

There aren't good roles for women: the female parts aren't developed: the women are serving the men.

There are few films where you have women really driving the plot.

With 'Holes' I was troubled that there weren't very many female characters. I tried to put them in where I could. But the setting didn't lend itself to girls.

There's a lot of good roles for men, always, and for very young girls. But for women, not so many.

If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies.

There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.

I think as a young actress, it's very rare that you read something where you're not either 'the girl' or there to serve some romantic purpose in a male dominated cast.

I won't take parts where the female character has no substance.

I applaud Women in Film - not only for celebrating the successes of women, but for providing a safety network to mentor women and to discuss the particular issues that arise in a very male-dominated industry.

I'm not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman - not unless she is looking for new images.

If a studio sees that a female can bring in audiences, then they're going to make movies with that person.

I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine.

I've worked with so few female directors.

We thought we'd write a good script for women, giving them the fun roles that generally men get.

If I have a male protagonist, it's a studio movie, and if it's a female protagonist, it's an indie movie. That's just how it is. It's not about the studios. It's about America and who goes to see movies. Women are interested in men and women, and men aren't interested in the woman's story. They just aren't.