People always ask me about ‘Girls’ with this kind of hesitation. What do I think of it? I love it. It’s awesome. I get a lot of Where do you come down on this? I come down on the side of ‘Yay, Lena Dunham. Congratulations. I’m jealous.’ She’s doing something so fantastic. Maybe it’s not for everybody, but it certainly is for me. Callie Khouri Read Quote
Chick flick is not a term used to praise a movie. Nobody says ‘it’s a great chick flick.’ It’s a way of being derisive. I’m not clear why it’s ok to do it. Callie Khouri Read Quote
I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I’m interested in a lot of things. Callie Khouri Read Quote
I tried to get a baseball movie made a couple of years ago and I don’t think it didn’t happen because I was a woman, but because sports movie don’t sell internationally. Callie Khouri Read Quote
What I’m mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That’s something I feel strongly about and have that in every single thing I’ve ever done. Callie Khouri Read Quote
Political stories in general are tough. They just don’t appeal to as wide an audience. Callie Khouri Read Quote
You’re allowed to make things for women on television, and there’s not like… you don’t have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it’s just accepted, whereas if it’s a feature, it’s like ‘So, talk to me about chick flicks.’ It’s like… I don’t think you want to hear my opinion about this. Callie Khouri Read Quote
I want to make something that’s respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television. Callie Khouri Read Quote
There’s a lot of head-shaking and forehead-slapping when you start to realize just how deep-seated misogyny can be, how systemic and entrenched certain modes of thinking are that are still very much alive. Callie Khouri Read Quote
