I just want to see more women in film and behind the camera. I'm tired of seeing movies from one perspective.
Jessica ChastainRead
This is an industry rife with racism, sexism and homophobia. It is so closely woven into the fabric of the business that we have become snowblind to the glaring injustices happening every day.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote addresses systemic issues of discrimination in the industry, highlighting the need for awareness and change.
Jessica Chastain's quote sheds light on the deeply entrenched issues of racism, sexism, and homophobia within the industry, suggesting that these injustices have become so normalized that they often go unrecognized. It calls for a critical examination of the status quo, urging people to acknowledge the pervasive discrimination that affects many and to take action to address these injustices.
Themes
RacismSexismHomophobiaInjusticeAwareness
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech addressing diversity in the workplace, one might say, 'As Jessica Chastain pointed out, our industry is rife with racism, sexism, and homophobia, and we must strive to create an inclusive environment.'
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It's tough, acting. You have to walk two lines of a tightrope. There's the all-consuming fear of failure: I'm about to fall flat on my face. There's that and there's also confidence - you have to be confident in order to try things - and they fight each other all the time.
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I'm not taking jobs anymore where I'm getting paid a quarter of what the male co-star is being paid. I'm not allowing that in my life.
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It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak to another female character in a movie, and when they do it's usually about a guy, not anything else. So they're very male-centric, Hollywood films, in general. So I think it's incredible that Ned Benson, when I said I'd love to know where she goes, says okay, I'm going to write another film from the female perspective.
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I find it very interesting: when 90 percent of the critics that review films are men, how is that helpful when trying to create stories from a feminine point of view?
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