spider man The actress is opening up about how she was once told that she would not be able to direct men on the sets as they would never listen to her.
in a recent appearance kelly clarkson show To promote my new drama film short wife, The 52-year-old actress and filmmaker recalled how she “made it big” as a director when she was told she couldn’t do it.
The discussion started when Kelly asked Elizabeth if she has ever been made to “feel small” in her career as in her new show Elizabeth plays a wife who shrinks to six inches tall.
Elizabeth responded, “I was literally told because I direct movies, ‘You can’t direct men. They won’t follow you.'”
​He added, “And then I directed Ray Liotta, who played Henry Hill in Goodfellas, and I think I mastered it. Check. It’s all good.”
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​She also expressed her views on the importance of female “storytellers” in the industry.
The director shared, “I stand on the shoulders of a lot of women who came before me. There are really a lot of actress-directors out there. I mean, Barbra Streisand’s name comes to mind. She made some explosive movies.”
​”So, despite knowing I’m in a great club, it’s actually a small club, and it needs more representation,” she concluded.
