I dont think its important at all, Mackie saidin an interview with the Daily Beast.
As a director your job is to tell a story.
You know, they didnt get a horse to directSeabiscuit!
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I think men can direct women, and two of my greatest work experiences were with female directors.
So I think it all depends.
May the best man or woman win.
Hollywood really sidesteps a deeper issue about the question of Why shouldnt all of us be reflected?
and Why shouldnt there be more than one voice?
More recently,Empireco-creator Lee Daniels said duringa Vanity Fair panelthat TV shows without diverse writers rooms are bulls.
He added that as a black director himself, I could never assume that I could doSchindlers List.
Its so brilliantly done by [Steven Spielberg].
I could never assume to jump in toThe Godfather.
