Miriam Shor Quotes

I hope when people see that female-led production companies are working, there will be more of us.

If you look at NBC, two of their most successful shows - '30 Rock' and 'Parks And Rec' - are written by women, produced by women, and I think that's the future. Women are the new men.

Women on television are not a fad; we are not a trend - we are a reality!

What's so dumb is that women are 50 per cent of the population, and they want to spend money to see movies where they're portrayed as three-dimensional characters.

I think we have a long way to go in the entertainment industry, particularly in movies, but I feel like in television, there's somebody is finally saying, 'Hey, women have stories to tell, and oddly enough, women want to hear them.'

You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.

Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies.

In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top.

I was interested in working on a show that was driven by women.

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that.

I think there is an enormous appetite for great roles for women.

As an actress, to get to work on a project where the main focus is the female voice is rare!

I think that there are a lot of male writers and directors in Hollywood, and a lot of the female characters you do see are really one-dimensional, but I think that's changing more and more as there are more women taking control in Hollywood.

There are, in terms of numbers, more leading roles for women in television than there are features. That's absolutely certain.

People should start appreciating films where women are at the centre.

I think it's really important that women are represented in the media, and diverse women as well.

Women are underrepresented and neglected in all aspects of the entertainment industry, so naturally, those of us who want to make a change use any opportunity to shine a light on someone when we can.

Women in Film and Television is such an important body.

When I stepped into the Lifetime role in 2010, I did a listening tour of what was going on for women in this country. There was such a parallel in Hollywood with women talking about how there are stories that are not getting made and that talented young women are not getting the opportunity to direct and write.

I like women in film. I like women in general, but I especially like to show them on film. They are not ciphers.

I know how gratifying it is not only to work in film but to be acknowledged by peers; producing '9 to 5' was an opportunity that I valued precisely because it's so rarely in the hands of women.

There's not a lot of stories for women told by women in a very real, true voice.

I want to do entertaining films, where a woman gets the respect of being an actor.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

I can say I love working with women. Film is a man's world, and I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with women, especially young women.