Sigourney Weaver Says Hollywood’s “Incredible Sexism” Is The Reason She Didn’t Pursuing A Directing Career

Veteran actress Sigourney Weaver has made a name for herself playing strong and determined characters going back to the original “Alien” film from 1979, where she essentially played a modified version of the “final girl” in Ridley Scott’s artsy sci-fi take on the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” However, her ambitions to get behind the camera as a director seemingly were dashed by “incredible sexism” in Hollywood that she experienced first-hand as an actress trying to lead rather large studio films over multiple decades.Continue reading Sigourney Weaver Says Hollywood’s “Incredible Sexism” Is The Reason She Didn’t Pursuing A Directing Career at The Playlist.

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