Quotes

[interviewed in 1970]: In the not too distant past, we had Doris Day's virginity to worry about. Recently, we've had the sex-crazed Mrs. Robinson. Both extremes are dishonest. Both deny any humanity to the women characters. The changes are really coming about now in the attitudes of our society. Characters who are recognizable women are just beginning to appear in scripts.

I have been far more discriminated against as a writer than as a woman.

The status and prestige of the function of "director" far exceeds that of the writer. If a film is a success, the director always gets the credit; if it is a flop, he only shares the blame.