This story is from February 8, 2015

Jodie Foster: More women directors needed in Hollywood

Actress director Jodie Foster feels more women are needed behind the camera in Hollywood to change things.
Jodie Foster: More women directors needed in Hollywood
Actress director Jodie Foster feels more women are needed behind the camera in Hollywood to change things.
The actress, who started acting when she was just three, has seen a lot of positive changes in the industry but feels more needs to be done for equality, reported People magazine.
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"When I was growing up in the film business, I never saw a woman's face, Sometimes it was the lady who played my mom.
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Or occasionally it would be a makeup artist. But most often it would really just be me and the script supervisor. And little by little, as time went on, a few female faces started coming onto crews. And it changed everything," Foster said during a film festival.
The 52-year-old star still thinks that there is a long way to go. "There aren't enough women directors. And hopefully that will change. And perhaps that will change with this next generation."
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