For me, the movies I like are all independent. And getting an independent feature made, it's like you get down to the selling organs part, and it just loses some of its luster. Callie Khouri featureindependentlose Change image and share on social
One of the reasons I wanted to do a show about Nashville in Nashville was because when I lived here, the hardest thing to go out and hear was country music. Country was taking place inside the studio and it was an export. Callie Khouri countryexporthard share on social
To me, feminism is such a simple description: it's equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights. Callie Khouri descriptioneconomicequal Change image and share on social
Chick flick is not a term used to praise a movie. Nobody says 'it's a great chick flick.' It's a way of being derisive. I'm not clear why it's ok to do it. Callie Khouri chickclearderisive Change image and share on social
With female-oriented movies, unless it's something like 'Bridesmaids' or a romantic comedy, you've got to really worry about your opening weekend. And I'm always telling stories about women, not younger women, and it's just a much tougher audience to get to the movie theater. Callie Khouri audiencebridesmaidcomedy share on social
The movie I've watched a million times is 'A Face in the Crowd,' directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal. I first saw this movie, I guess I was in my early 20s. I'd never heard of it, and somebody told me about it, and I watched it and was just completely jaw-droppingly shocked at how current it was. Callie Khouri 20sandycompletely share on social
Whenever I've seen shows or films set here, they just don't feel like the real Nashville to me. Callie Khouri feelfilmhave Change image and share on social
I don't think any studio - it was a long shot at the time - but I don't think any studio in a million years would make 'Thelma and Louise' right now. But there's so many other kinds of movies they won't make right now. Callie Khouri kindlonglouise share on social
I wrote 'Thelma & Louise' in 1988, and we shot it in 1990. Everyone kept saying, 'This is so groundbreaking... this is going to change the landscape,' but I don't see that result at all. When we saw some female studio executives, we were hopeful that more women would be hired as directors, but that didn't really seem to happen. Callie Khouri changedirectorexecutive share on social