I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television. Callie Khouri makerespectrespectful Change image and share on social
I think this happens to a lot of people, men and women, where you reach a point in your life and all of a sudden realize that things have changed. You suddenly realize that people are coming up behind you, that maybe somebody might want to replace you for less money. Callie Khouri changecomelife share on social
There's a lot of head-shaking and forehead-slapping when you start to realize just how deep-seated misogyny can be, how systemic and entrenched certain modes of thinking are that are still very much alive. Callie Khouri alivedeepentrench share on social
I tried to get a baseball movie made a couple of years ago and I don't think it didn't happen because I was a woman, but because sports movie don't sell internationally. Callie Khouri agobaseballcouple Change image and share on social
I think of feminism as more of a political ideology. Callie Khouri feminismideologypolitical Change image and share on social
I don't know anyone male or female who can quote-unquote have it all. It's a made-up idea. Men don't have it all. They may have it better because they get paid more for the same work, but they don't have it all. Callie Khouri femaleideamake share on social
Every so often when I'm writing, a character might actually be a distinct person in my head - often not an actor or a face, literally a person who just seems to exist in my imagination. Then the challenge is finding somebody who is close enough to that to make me feel like I've ended up where I wanted to be. Callie Khouri actorchallengecharacter share on social
I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I'm interested in a lot of things. Callie Khouri askcalldeny share on social
Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience. Callie Khouri appealaudiencegeneral Change image and share on social