Jodie Foster believes Hollywood needs more female directors.
Since she began her acting career at the age of three, Foster has seen a great deal of positive changes in the film industry. However, despite these changes, the Hollywood needs to make bigger steps or even leaps toward equality, according to her.
When she accepted the Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award at the Athena Film Festival on Feb. 5, Foster noted that "there aren't enough women directors." Prior to this, however, she told The Hollywood Reporter that she still was not sure why there are very few female directors out there.
Nevertheless, Foster believes that Hollywood has a long way to go toward this leap to equality. She is hopeful that the next generation will be the catalysts to the change she is dreaming of. By then, Foster is positive that the Hollywood will have a number of women directors.
Aside from being a two-time Oscar winner, Foster had received a nomination in the 2014 Emmys for directing some episodes of "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black."
At the Athena Film Festival, Foster told People that she thinks "Orange Is the New Black" is really pleasant. She also told the publication that she loves "democratizing of women."
"They're all wearing orange, they all have no makeup on, and they're all from different walks of life brought together in this one circumstance," Foster explained. "Where do you ever see that? Prisons and convents. It's beautiful."
Foster's kids apparently agree with what she has done. She mentioned that her teenage sons both loved the episodes and the show itself.