Eva Longoria, actress, activist and director took the
stage at the Makers Conference to discuss women empowerment during the second
day of the conference.
Sharing the stage with her CAA agent Christy Haubegger,
Longoria praised her directing skills because of her gender.
“I knew when I was on set (as an actor) I wasn't
reaching my full potential as a human being and I love telling people what to
do and I’m really good at it,” she said with a laugh. “And the reason I say
this confidently not arrogantly I am a really good director because I am a
woman. And because directing is about problem solving and I think women are the
best problem solvers in the world. it’s a full day of problem solving everyday
on set.”
And for the 41-year-old, she explained the 'daunting'
fact that women are not able to share their stories and that's why she got
behind the camera.
"It's the reason why I got behind the camera
because if you don't become the storyteller then your stories won't be told and
they won't be told from the female perspective."
And she is currently excited to begin her directing work
with ABC's "Blackish."
As the youngest of four sisters, her mother has always encouraged her to ‘figure it out’
no matter what that the task may be. Her mother was also the one who pushed the
actress to get her Masters while studying in her dressing room on a show.
“My mom always raised me with this motto of 'figure it
out,’” she said. “I was like mom I need money and she was like 'you better
figure it out.' I remember I was hungry and she was like 'you better figure
that out' and that's how i learned how to cook. That is what has been the theme
of my life like figuring out what's next...how do I do that? I want to direct,
what do I do, how do I do that. I want to get a Masters, what do I do? How do I
do that? And so I think women are naturally resourceful and they figure it out
and figuring how to do bold things is pretty important.”
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