I donโt mind if the character is a small character, but I would just like her to have a journey in the film. Sometimes the characters are just there as a prop to further the manโs story. The great directors Iโve talked to, Iโve said listen, I donโt mind playing a woman that is a tiny part, but how does the story affect her? What can I play in the end thatโs different from the beginning? Otherwise, it doesnโt make sense, because itโs just like being a prop.
Jessica ChastainIt'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.
Jessica Chastain