Zoe Saldaña Says Gender Equality Battle in Hollywood Is ‘On Us’: ‘When Women Are in There, Make More Room for Other Women’
Tatiana Siegel Zoe Saldaña says the future of female representation in the film industry is dependent on women continuing to shatter the glass ceiling.
And those who do cannot get complacent. “We need more female CEOs. We need more women sitting on boards. Because those are the gatekeepers,” she said. “We need the keys that unlock those doors.
And once those women are there, don’t just be happy and feel so lucky that you’re the only woman sitting at the table. Get three men to get up.” Speaking as part of Kering’s Women in Motion program at the Cannes Film Festival, the “Avatar” star covered a broad swath of subjects, from her breakout moment working with James Cameron to her latest starring role in Jacques Audiard’s operatic crime drama “Emilia Pérez” — which debuted to some of the loudest buzz at the festival. “I’m like a little girl from Queens, New York.
To be able to be in a James Cameron movie, and for that to catapult me into a full-blown career,” she said, “It just happened and I took every opportunity.
