Jodie Foster says she felt “proud” watching “wonderful director” Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’

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Jodie Foster has opened up about watching Greta Gerwig’s Barbie last year, while reflecting on the history of female directors in Hollywood.In a new interview with Time, Foster was asked about an interview she did with the publication in 1991 where she spoke about the lack of opportunities for women in the industry.

In the same interview, she said she hoped there would be an “old-girl network” in Hollywood one day, at a time when there were few opportunities for women in the industry – especially in terms of directing and lead roles.Looking back at the interview, Foster said: “Sometimes I read things I said in my [twenties] and I’m like, really?

But that’s a pretty good one. When I was young, there were really no American women directors, maybe a few. I didn’t think I was allowed to be a director.

And that’s not true anymore,” she explained, before going on to explain how “proud” she felt watching Barbie this summer.Foster continued: “I couldn’t be prouder to have watched Greta Gerwig this year with Barbie.