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"There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival."
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"Working on such a big film was amazing. I learned a lot. There weren't too many stunts, just some doubling."
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"When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with."

"I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me."

"I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way."

"You wouldn't ask Rodin to make an ugly sculpture, or me to make a film with an ugly woman."
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"And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they're 71, you can never take for granted that he loves you. It's always good to flirt with him. It's a great sport."


"I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times."


"There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them."


"For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later."


"I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her."


"They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors."


"I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women."
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