Quote by Callie Khouri

I tried to get a baseball movie made a couple of years ago and I don't think it didn't happen because I was a woman, but because sports movie don't sell internationally.

I tried to get a baseball movie made a couple of years ago a

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In this quote, the speaker reflects on her failed attempt to produce a baseball movie. They offer their belief that the rejection was not primarily because of their gender, but rather due to the common perception that sports movies have limited international appeal. This explanation suggests that the movie industry's inclination towards producing globally marketable films played a bigger role in their project's unsuccessful outcome compared to any potential gender bias.

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