QUOTES by Lexi Alexande
Find most favourite and famour Authors from A.A Milne to Zoe Kravitz.
I think we need to stop looking at the file-sharing community with disgust and instead ask ourselves what we can learn from them.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Whenever I go on a job interview, I always recommend Rachel Talalay. I love her.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
What's really amazing is that the showrunner who really got me my start in TV is Andrew Kreisberg. He brought me on to 'Arrow,' and he tracked me down because he was a fan of 'Punisher.'
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
When 93 percent of our stories are told by white men, it's an issue. And if those white men go on and tell the stories the way they see their world, which is all white, then it's an even bigger problem.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Why is it when we see a white guy, we automatically think, 'Let's turn this dude into a star?'
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
It's very hard to shame people in Hollywood into anything because they don't often feel that kind of shame.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I was pretty certain I'd stay in TV rather than returning to the feature world because the material just seems so much better in TV, especially in drama, but then 'Crossface' came my way. A heartbreaking, true story about the dark side of wrestling... I couldn't say no to that.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
The people at Cabot Guns are a rare breed of geniuses and artists in a vast gun world.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I swear, if anyone near me even so much as whispers the sentence 'Women probably don't want to direct,' my fist will fly as a reflex action.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
When I was nominated for an Oscar and seated next to Martin Scorsese, there was nothing in my mind that made me think, 'Hey, in three years maybe I'll make another remake of 'Punisher.''
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I am pretty sure when Kenneth Branagh came up for 'Thor,' nobody at Marvel thought, 'Yes, that Kenneth Branagh is masculine enough to do action: just look at 'Henry V' and 'The Magic Flute.''
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
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.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I'm not someone who throws the towel in, although I think there are many times when I could have and should have thrown the towel in, and nobody would have thought any worse of me.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Foreign distribution is a major aspect of financing films. If you're flooding an entire country with cam rips DVDs before the movie is released, that will affect the bottom line eventually.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I look back now and think, what was I doing, moving to Hollywood with $2,000 and a duffel bag? But there is no money in martial arts competitions, and in Hollywood, there is an outlet for those skills. And I have always been pretty fearless.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Let me make something clear: There are very few things Hollywood is right about. This is a very corrupt, elitist industry that breeds favoritism and fails people up the career ladder.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
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.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
My equality rants have been out there so much that people must be getting sick of it, and frankly, so am I, but if a writer wants to do another story about it, then go for it, because the cause is a good one.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I always miss any kind of constant, especially now that I'm a film-maker who travels all the time. I'm always tempted to go to Catholic churches, although I despise the religion. But you want to go there just because it's the one thing in your life that's never changed.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Frank Castle knows only two sides: Good and Evil. There is no grey zone for him.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
My brother and sister and I were latchkey kids, with a singer mother and no relationship with our father, and being in a firm is often about filling a void at home. For me, it was like having 50 big brothers.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Joel Schumacher fired me from 'Batman & Robin.' I don't think anybody knows that. I was having trouble with these contact lenses that were supposed to make your eyes glow under blacklight.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
To make an entire country as big as America aware of a movie costs so much money.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I'm a special case: I'm a former stuntwoman and former kickboxing champion, but you couldn't be more overqualified for the job. I cannot be the base level for what women have to do to be trusted with action, because the guys don't have that base level.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I truly believe that if I would make a bad film, I might be walking into director's jail and never out. And that I think is probably a little more true because I'm a woman.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Until I was on Twitter, trust me: I was completely wiped off everybody's consciousness in Hollywood.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Maybe the biggest award show of the largest entertainment importer in the world needs an economic incentive to embrace diversity. Indeed, maybe we should boycott the show and pressure advertisers to do the same. Or maybe the Academy should learn the lesson of history and change because it's the right thing to do.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
In L.A., every day, I see people taking other people's jobs, and they don't care whether that person is married and has two kids. People have no morals here.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Almost everybody agrees that the Academy has to become more diverse. Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences knows this, which is why, in 2013, it announced it would extend its membership quotas in an attempt to bring more women and minorities into the organization.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I say this often, but 'Supergirl' is the best experience in my entire career.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
In martial arts, for every attack, there is a counter you can throw. Somebody traps you, you can throw a hook. But there is no counter for bias.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Bottom line - American history tells us that where there is a will, there will always be a way to achieve quick and fast inclusion.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
While I was able to pass as white as soon as I came to America, this was not really possible while I was growing up, as it was pretty obvious that I wasn't 'all German.' So my privilege was that in America, I could conveniently withhold one of my bloodlines and avoid racism and discrimination. That is not a privilege most people of color have.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
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.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Movies and TV are America's No. 1 export. So if our No. 1 export is all male, all white, then there's only one point of view. And I just think it's really important that as Americans - I'm a new American, but I am an American - that we don't portray ourselves to the world so one-sided and exclusive.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
Religion is all good, but we are almost back to medieval times now, where we are obsessed with going into religious wars and electing our politicians based on their religious statements.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I have heard of 'Green Street'-dedicated birthday parties, a website dedicated only to the clothing. It has no end. If you hashtag #greenstreet or #greenstreethooligans, you cannot go a day without people saying it's their favourite movie. It's frustrating because it's a massive hit, but nobody gives it credit.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
I understand it must be hard to realize that the playing field you are collecting all your trophies from is not a level playing field, but that doesn't mean you can just make inaccurate statements.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande
The only reason I was offered 'Punisher' was because I had made an indie film that was rated R for violence and was filled with fight scenes.
Quote by -Lexi Alexande