Speaker -

On Hiring Directors: 
“If people have credits and credibility is 
at a risk. The risk is in you changing your 
perceptions…In the work we’re doing we have 
to be honest. Are we looking at [a female 
director] and questioning her or do we look 
at that name and say, 'capable.'”

On Underrepresentation:
"If women are 51%, who is the minority? 
Are people of color really minorities 
compared to white people in this country? 
That's simple mathematics. We're not 
minorities. We're underrepresented."

On Inclusion:
"Why do you assume that the person who is 
female cannot handle the responsibility of 
directing a film? Or can't put a camera on 
her shoulder just as well as the male DP can? 
What's that about?

It comes down to this — give people a chance, 
give people of every background a chance."

On Rights for Transgender 
People: 
“You don’t get to deny them to access to healthcare 
just because you can’t understand them. You don’t 
have to individually understand a person in order 
to respect their right to be.”

On Facing the Truth 
About Bias:  
"The risk is in letting go of your long 
held beliefs and science shows holding 
onto beliefs is a part of identity. If 
you ask people to change their beliefs 
you're asking them to change who they 
fundamentally are. That's difficult."

On The Power of Story: 
"Storytelling is the laser into understanding 
people. Every time you hear a story  - moth 
stories on NPR to Oscar-nominated stories to 
some great stories in advertising - it’s all 
making you identify with other people and if 
you begin to identify with people you stop 
“other-ing” them. Othering is the human crisis."

On Finding Peace in Hollywood: 
"There's the practical stuff - strive for excellence. Continue to grow. Continue 
in knowledge and wisdom but my main advice is to find a place where you belong that 
gives you a sense of wholeness and where you can be all yourself. That may or may 
not be within your circle of people in this business but find that place of belonging. 
It's not a touchy-feely response. This business is tough. Belonging will fortify you 
and make you resilient and you will need to be those things at any stage."

On Hiring Directors: “If people have credits and credibility is at a risk. The risk is in you changing your perceptions…In the work we’re doing we have to be honest. Are we looking at [a female director] and questioning her or do we look at that name and say, 'capable.'”

On Underrepresentation: "If women are 51%, who is the minority? Are people of color really minorities compared to white people in this country? That's simple mathematics. We're not minorities. We're underrepresented."

On Rights for Transgender People: “You don’t get to deny them to access to healthcare just because you can’t understand them. You don’t have to individually understand a person in order to respect their right to be.”

​On Facing the Truth About Bias: "The risk is in letting go of your long held beliefs and science shows holding onto beliefs is a part of identity. If you ask people to change their beliefs you're asking them to change who they fundamentally are. That's difficult."

On Facing the Truth About Bias: "The risk is in letting go of your long held beliefs and science shows holding onto beliefs is a part of identity. If you ask people to change their beliefs you're asking them to change who they fundamentally are. That's difficult."