Debra Granik

Some of the subject matters that I like to make stories about are definitely not inherently commercial. So I have to look for a very special kind of financing and go down a very gentle path in order to make my films, as do basically all social-realist filmmakers. It's a long process. ”

In documentary, mostly, people are going to say untoward things; people are going to have gnarly beliefs. People aren't perfect. ”

It can't change anything immediately, but films can absolutely be catalysts for conversation. ”

When men's lives become extremely hard, women learn how to deal with them and assist them but also develop quiet systems of coping and managing. ”

We need cultural awareness and a cooperative approach with other countries versus a dominating approach. ”

#TimesUp is you can't hold it in anymore: Time's up! The doors have to give way. It can't be that every 27-year-old born into a male body is a designated genius. It can't be that the language used to review male and female films is different. ”

I need and want to see capable women. I don't like to see them weep all the time. ”

Stereotypes are convenient. And yet within them, everyone will say there's something that - you know, they don't come for no reason. It's just that it takes time to explore complexity. ”

Emerging actors know there's a whole lot to learn each time they are spending with someone who's done a lot. ”

There's a period where you feel very hinky and low about yourself, like, 'That was a lot of time, and there's nothing to show for it.' I've tried to tell myself that if you're going to be a filmmaker, you can't really talk like that about time, because you'll hate yourself or feel very worthless. ”