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But has anything actually improved in Hollywood?
But to get an email from someone who really thought about that.
Im so embarrassed about it, and Im learning.
I was so moved and excited to get that email and to hear from him.
And executives at Fox approved all of it.
There was nothing that he did that was inappropriate at all.
And you know, I dont know why I only got one [email].
And thenMelrose PlaceI was 19 to 22.
AndCharmedI was 24 to, I think, 32, whatever it was.
But I mean, yeah, we always had skimpy clothes.
And of course, that has shifted a lot, which is wonderful.
I remember one guy came over to me and said, Oh, I loveCharmed.
I just dont watch it with the sound up.
And I thought, Yeah, thats probably right.
I get that.But different times.
Were just now starting to feel the shift.
Its only been a year.
We [women] were always pitted against each other, right?
This is the first time that Ive ever felt a true sisterhood within the industry.
Like a real sisterhood.
What are your thoughts?
Have you ever had an experience with this?That is definitely something that is happening right now.
By the way, were all part of a union so thats should really be a union job.
There was no code of conduct in SAG before this all happened.
Tyra Banks, producer, actress
On my own productions, weve always had certain talks.
But now its like, Everybody, sit down.
Im calling this room.
Because I was a creator so early, I didnt feel it like so many other people did.
But as a model I would see things constantly.
It just became the norm and everybody helped each other to stay away from certain people.
We thought thats how you had to survive.
Im so happy seeing so many things, like thistalent actthats protecting models.
Theres a lot that we did not have.
Hilary Swank, actress
Ive seen things get better.
I also see moments where theres steps back, too.
Many of us deeply love our industry and we want it to be a better place.
Truth is, there is no rational reason why people have to tolerate abuse or discrimination.
It simply is not okay, and I am glad history is changing, even in baby steps.
The key to this change truly is in the hiring process.
It is time to deliver the unexpected.
Patricia Clarkson, actress (Sharp Objects)
I absolutely think things are different.
The timbre has changed, the tone.
I would say the way certain male directors have spoken to me is different.
I feel it, and I maybe I want to believe it, but I feel a difference.
I feel a tectonic shift has taken place in Hollywood for the first time.
And once something becomes part of conversation, it can have power.
Five years later, its a really dumb question to ask in a meeting.
But were getting past the point where it’s possible for you to ask that out loud without shame.
And I always think, Well, were you planning on assaulting anyone?
Otherwise itll probably just be a meeting, as usual.
The other thing is, doing my current solo show,Sell/Buy/Date, has gotten seriously eerie.
I love that its changed in the only sense, for me, in that people are speaking up.
But I havent seen any difference in terms of how a set works.
Theres usually not that many women at work with me.
That was maybe the first time Ive ever had that.
Usually, theres like one woman.
Im really grateful that I got to do it, but Im not overly optimistic.
Theres much more awareness of what people are saying in rooms.
Men are paying more attention to what they say.
So I think its a balance.
I was kind of a newcomer.
I vet everyone, men or women.
Im doing a bunch of films right now, too, where that is also the case.
Emily Meade, actress (The Deuce)
Ive been in this industry since I was 18.
When I was 16, I started modeling, and through that, I did one film.
And right off the bat from that film, I was in a sex scene.
I bitterly worry that that has gotten in the way of certain opportunities.
HBO was incredibly receptive and basically said immediately that they would hire someone.
It completely transformed it in that way.
How much do you think the director wants that?
Do you think you’re free to talk to him about it?
And for her to be the one to talk to them.
Amy Ryan, actress (Beautiful Boy, Birdman)
Id like to believe change is coming.
The last two films I worked on were female directors.
There is the Anita Hill trigger that I still have in my body.
And I never experienced the couch as a verb.
Carey Mulligan, actress (Wildlife, Collateral)
I think it feels different.
People in London say that our attitudes are different.
A year later I feel like Id be like, Get fucked.
So I think thats changed.
But then, I can say that from a position of privilege and being in a city like this.
Were a long way away from that being widespread change.
I feel less scared to have conversations about story lines.
I feel less scared to have conversations about my pay.
I feel less scared to have conversations about bullying or intimidation, or whatever it is.
Just having that support system is a game-changer.
Thats something Im really appreciative of.
And I cant really say if that was the movement, or not, that encouraged that.
But I have a suspicion it helped.
