“But whether the descriptions are well-written or problematic, they offer plenty of insight into how Hollywood views women and creates roles for them.”— Jordan Crucchiola, Kyle Buchanan, vulture.com
“I don't think it's only Hollywood, I think it's just generally speaking. Most men somewhere in their psyche are still dragging women around by their hair. It's terrible. I have two daughters, but even before my kids were born I always thought that it was terrible.”— Danny DeVito, theguardian.com
“We’ve been living in a world run by Afflecks for so long, will we even know ourselves when they’re gone?”— Naomi Fry, newyorker.com
“No sin or crime by Polanski the man will ever reduce the towering achievement of Polanski the artist... The case of Woody Allen, who began his career as a comedy writer and stand-up comedian, is quite different. Polanski’s chilly worldview descends from European avant-garde movements like surrealism…”— Camille Paglia, hollywoodreporter.com
“The double standard is really unbelievable. Hollywood loves male directors the more abusive and narcissistic they are. Meantime women directors sneeze in the wrong direction and they’re called difficult. It’s mind blowing.”— Lexi Alexander , twitter.com
“I live on the west side of America where they spin lies into fairy dust.”— The Chainsmokers, open.spotify.com
“But here’s the thing, women of color on that spectrum, we make far less than white women. So, if we’re gonna have that conversation about pay equity, we gotta bring the women of color to the table.”— Octavia Spencer, indiewire.com
“Hollywood has been very good to me in many ways. Nevertheless, Hollywood also failed to protect me, a child actress.”— Eliza Dushku, facebook.com
“Sometimes I think, like, let's just run away from Hollywood and adopt a son, and do my own thing. But then I realize, you know what? I want to make at least another billion dollars before I adopt children so I can just focus on them. Like, just move to an island and give them everything.”— Tila Tequila, tvguide.com
“I feel there was an abuse of power, and there was a culture of exploiting non-celebrity women, and a culture of women being replaceable.”— Sarah Tither-Kaplan, latimes.com
“Militarized femininity: Wonder Woman, new Lara Croft series, Natalie Portman’s upcoming film, nearly all female leads and supporting roles in Star Wars. Warriors, generals, militant rebels, assassins. What is the marketable, empowered ‘feminine’ as a mirror to the ‘masculine’ in the most militarized…”— Mauro Sifuentes, facebook.com
“We need to be realistic about the ways in which media carries narrative and shapes our culture. About the impact that the works we consume and create have on marginalized people, that we listen to marginalized people when they talk about this rather than get defensive and argue, that we commit to ge…”— @bittergertrude, t.co
“There is no “apolitical” work; there is only work that reflects the world view of cultural privilege back to those with cultural privilege, who see that as “normal” and unmarked by any particular political point of view. Those without that privilege hear the political messaging loud and clear.”— @bittergertrude, t.co
“Social messaging is inescapable in the narrative-based work of theatre, film, video games, and television, whether you choose to examine it or ignore it. In order to ignore the social messaging in a work, you have to be able to ignore it and willing to ignore it.”— @bittergertrude, t.co
“When people say “Why do you have to make everything political?’ they’re using “political” to refer to the social messaging that’s inherent in any work about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, size, class, religious minorities, etc. Let’s cut to the chase: They mean, “I do not wish to ex…”— @bittergertrude, t.co
“I just put out this album that was dirty and raunchy and making fun of hollywood. Sort of from a point of view from a rapper and actor, which I don't think has ever been done. Its sort of tales from Hollywood in an exagerated form.”— Dirt Nasty, youtube.com
“Hey girls whatcha doing this weekend? We should stay in and have us a threesome She's givin' her some, they givin' me some”— Dirt Nasty, open.spotify.com
“You just backed up a hundred yards as I was walking down the empty street and confronted me. I'm very offended.”— Dirt Nasty, youtube.com
“Wait a minute this is the dude from Scary Movie 3 who played Eminem, who raps, who really raps?”— Dirt Nasty, youtube.com