Lexi Alexander

Women are underrepresented and neglected in all aspects of the entertainment industry, so naturally, those of us who want to make a change use any opportunity to shine a light on someone when we can.

It's almost comical how un-liberal liberal Hollywood is when it comes to fighting gender and racial bias.

Bottom line - American history tells us that where there is a will, there will always be a way to achieve quick and fast inclusion.

I've pitched movies to all of the major studio heads in my time.

People would go from village to village with their books in a time of poverty and disease. They would get people around them, and for an hour, these storytellers would change people's lives. I'd always thought I was a reincarnation of that. That's who I want to be.

I really like Greg Rucka's work. I loved 'Lazarus,' and I loved 'Stumptown.'

In my other work as a self-defense instructor, I have taught the importance of listening to one's gut instincts.

I am strangely attracted to the hooligan crowd. I find them actually less dangerous than some of the people I work with now in Hollywood.

A lot of the guys that work for Warners and make these big films there all come from the same film school. Like Michael Bay, Zack Snyder, Tarsem Singh - they all went to Art Center in the College of Design. And there's a certain expectation when these guys graduate.

I think in industries riddled with bias, you tend to hire women only if their previous work is very masculine, which is hilarious given that this is not how male directors are chosen.

There are only two kinds of people who are successful at this social media thing: those who are funny and those who get real.

I think I have a responsibility as a film-maker to bring not only controversial subject matter to the screen but also to inspire a thought process.