Isabel Coixet quotes
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“Accept people, don't stereotype people. Don't think because right now they're driving a cab, they're not going to have a master's degree or that they're dumber than you.”
-- Isabel CoixetSource : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
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“I think if I had been a man, I would be richer. That hurts. But at the same time, I have to keep fighting and not think too much about "what if," because that doesn't lead you anywhere.”
-- Isabel CoixetSource : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
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“Women have to ask for higher paychecks. And not equal, I don't want equal - why do I have to have the same paycheck as a guy who has much less experience than me? I want more. And we have to stop feeling ashamed for asking for more, and we have to begin to feel a little more entitled to things, to normal things.”
-- Isabel CoixetSource : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
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“I think I can work with different crews; I've worked with Bulgarian, Norwegian, Japanese, and Chinese crews. For me, the most important thing is the storytelling, and I'm really comfortable working with all kinds of languages.”
-- Isabel CoixetSource : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
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“You have to fight for respect. In life, even cashiers at the supermarket, if they're women, they're differently treated. It's a reality. The reality is not nice; it's not pretty.”
-- Isabel CoixetSource : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
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“Since I started making movies, I've had to hear a million times, "When are you going to do a comedy?" I think I feel more comfortable in another kind of movie.”
-- Isabel CoixetSource : "'Learning to Drive' Helmer Isabel Coixet on Middle-Age Life Lessons, the Hazards of Shooting in a Car". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. August 20, 2015.
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