Lauren Shuler Donner

At the beginning of her career when she interviewed for a job and insisted she wanted to be a producer rather than a secretary, she was told, "Honey either learn to type or get yourself a see-through blouse, because that's the only way you're going to get a job in Hollywood.".

I used to go in with my fists up. I'd go, 'I'm tough, I'm tough, I'm tough.' Eventually I had to learn that that is the worst thing; that is what men really hate. A lot of women fell by the wayside because they'd be so tough-ass in trying to prove themselves.