Octavia Spencer Quotes

Disney has proved without a shadow of a doubt that movies with a female lead work.

Those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche experiences - they are not. Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people.

I'm really excited that 'The Other Woman' did so well at the box office, and I hope that will keep encouraging people to make movies about women, starring women, about female friendships. More. Please.

Predicting what content is going to fly is like looking into a crystal ball. I try not to say, 'Yeah, 'Bridesmaids' opened the door to make more movies about women.' I mean, did it? I don't know; where are they?

I think that weird rumor or idea in Hollywood that people don't want to see female-driven movies couldn't be further from the truth. Women buy tickets to movies.

2008 was a good year as 'Gaja' was a hit.

Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.

If you look at who drives the box office numbers at these films, it's men.

I love Amy Adams. She is wonderful. Evan Rachel Wood is a blast. I am also really excited about Ari Graynor from 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist' and 'American Crime.' I think it is an exciting time for young women in this industry. I am excited to make my own path.

Westerns are very difficult to predict whether they'll reach an audience or not.

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.

If you do the math, films featuring women are a good investment.

I can't stomach most of the movies about women.

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

If the same energy went into marketing movies to women as they do on the other demographics we might see more of a spike.

I feel like it's harder to get women to show up for movies.

I don't think there has been any increase in sophistication in the audience. When people are aware of a concept that's easy to understand, and there's an actor who will attract them to the theater and it's a movie that's funny three-quarters of the time, it will be successful.

That's the way this business works: if your movies do well at the box office, you will be offered more movies. It doesn't matter if you're a nice guy or you're a prick. If your movies do well, there's a job waiting for you in Hollywood. It's not any more complicated than that.

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

I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.

If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.

I certainly wouldn't mind if 'Jurassic Park' turns out to be commercially successful, and somebody says, 'Hey, you were in a box-office hit, and if you want to do another movie, we'll give you five million dollars to make it.'

The odds of having films made which star women... Everyone still references one movie: 'Bridesmaids!'

I think there is an enormous appetite for great roles for women. You can see that clearly with things like 'The Hunger Games.'

I don't know why I am not offered woman-oriented films. Films like 'Satrangee Re' went house-full at some centres, but I didn't have much to do in the film. Everyone came up to me and said that I looked pretty but nothing beyond that.