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Maggie Gyllenhaal Explains Her Love of Directing And Why It’s Like Being a Mother
Maggie Gyllenhaal Compares Directing to Motherhood, Discusses Gender Imbalance in Film at Karlovy Vary Festival
Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses her passion for directing at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, drawing parallels between directing and motherhood in terms of responsibility. She also addresses the ongoing gender imbalance in the film industry, noting that directing remains "predominantly a male job."
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I feel it is very similar to being a mother. You become a mother – all of a sudden you are actually responsible for the life of another person. That is both incredibly exciting, powerful, and absolutely terrifying.
In terms of responsibility, it is really maj...
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At the Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic, she also discussed directing still being “predominantly a male job.”
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