I realized so much of my college years were spent not wanting to be gay. I just imagined how different it would be if I were going through that experience in 2016 as opposed to 1984. Nina Jacobson Read Quote
I think a lot of what I loved being a studio executive was the variety and freedom. But now, as a producer, you’re much more able to enjoy those two things. What I loved about it doesn’t necessarily exist anymore. Nina Jacobson Read Quote
The way we like to think of ourselves is not the way we look. We like to think of ourselves as more evolved than we frequently are. Nina Jacobson Read Quote
When doing family entertainment, you don’t actually worry about kids. You know what you can’t do. But in terms of sensibility and sophistication and wit and ambition, aim for your own taste level, and kids will – if they’re interested in the subject matter – be glad that you did. Nina Jacobson Read Quote
Honestly, I don’t think it’s harder to be a producer as a woman. I think it helps me because I don’t get bogged down in shows of male dominance that can sometimes get in the way of the best idea prevailing. Nina Jacobson Read Quote
The more women and people of color who find positions of influence, the more women and people of color who will find positions of influence. So we need critical mass, and we’re still working toward that. I won’t be satisfied until we’re at the 50-50 place, where we ought to be. Nina Jacobson Read Quote
There are still so few female directors. There are far fewer writers than we’d like to see. Nina Jacobson Read Quote
