Donna Lynne Champlin Quotes

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.

The world needs more women filmmakers, so we have to keep encouraging ourselves and one another, and eventually things must get easier for us.

I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance.

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

I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without them writing and being directors, the rest of us are not going to know the whole story.

When people ask me why I am running as a woman, I always answer, 'What choice do I have?'

There are days when I think the National Endowment for the Arts should issue a quota system for the production of plays by women - especially when you realize women buy 70 percent of all theater tickets.

Maybe in past years, perhaps women didn't feel quite as comfortable with revealing themselves, and their skills and their crafts... and now we are, so we're out there, just like the guys.

We definitely have to support other female directors because there's not enough of us.

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

Journalists said they had never seen so many funny women as leads when we did 'Hotwives' - we had a cast of seven very funny women. That doesn't happen.

I really believe that women run the art world.

I was lucky to work with Gamechanger Films, who are a consortium of investors financing films directed by women. This is a company that puts their money where their mouth is.

I'm just really inspired by women and, for me, it's really important to work with someone who can relate to the female experience, especially in music.

Now we're in an environment where women are increasingly having a huge impact and adding a lot of value to our industry. And women are celebrated if they raise their hand and say, 'Hey, you're missing my value. You're not recognizing what I'm doing.'

You don't have a lot of women doing things for women, so when I'm rapping I gotta talk all this mess so the women can feel as confident and empowered as the men.

There's a strong wave of songs by women. Even if the songs are collabs, women have the intro and the chorus, which is what people can sing. We're getting the credibility, the spaces in the award shows, and people want to hear our point of view.

The podcast revolution has taught us that women's voices aren't just pleasurable to listen to, they are essential.

There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it.

The voices of women need to be heard. The volume needs to be turned up.

The serious problems facing the world... will only be solved if women have a seat at the table and are listened to as to what is required. These issues will never be solved until women are able to use their full potential on behalf of themselves, their families and their global and local communities.

I think female drummers are great. I think there should more of them.

I think it helps in any comedy room for a woman to have very strong, respected convictions, because then it opens the door up a little bit for other women to have that.

The question I always ask is: 'Where are all the women directors in America?' You know, where's the female Martin Scorsese, the female David Lynch?

There are not many roles where women are really active.