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  • I hate how box office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don’t see a box office failure blamed on men. I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that. I guess it’s because we live in a patriarchal society, where feminism is a dirty word.

    "I don't want to sound like a piece of poop, but". Interview with Helen Pidd, www.theguardian.com. January 31, 2008.