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.
Jessica ChastainRead
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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What this quote means
Stand up against gender pay inequality and advocate for fair compensation.
This quote by Jessica Chastain expresses her firm stance against gender pay disparity in the entertainment industry. She asserts her refusal to accept any role that pays her significantly less than her male counterparts, highlighting the importance of self-advocacy and equality in the workplace.
Themes
Gender Pay GapEqualityAdvocacyEmpowermentFairness
In practice
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In a motivational speech about overcoming inequality.
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We know in our society, women are valued for their sexual desirability and not necessarily for what they have to say.
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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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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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