I see being a woman in the world as a social problem. That's very urgently problematic in terms of it still being a man's world, and women's identities still being shaped by the way men look at them, and the way men can control what kinds of opportunities they can get based on how desirable the men find them, or how compliant. I don't think that's really changed a lot.
Anna BillerAnything anybody's used, a comb, a lock of hair, a drop of sweat, anything that comes from somebody's body has incredible magical power.
Anna BillerNo matter what I do, all people talk about is production design, whether it's not good enough or it is good enough. And I'm thinking: This is because my content makes people uncomfortable. It's a way for people to not talk about the content.
Anna BillerThe more that I see the sexism and misogyny that's coming at me from every direction, the less I think my films have anything to do with sexploitation.
Anna BillerI think women love glamour. I mean, not all women, but I think this is something that women share.
Anna BillerWhen men create movies about femme fatales, it really is always about how that female can destroy that male. It's not really about what's happening on the interior of that female.
Anna BillerI see being a woman in the world as a social problem. That's very urgently problematic in terms of it still being a man's world, and women's identities still being shaped by the way men look at them, and the way men can control what kinds of opportunities they can get based on how desirable the men find them, or how compliant. I don't think that's really changed a lot.
Anna Biller