>>> HELLO, EVERYONE, WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S HALLEY CENTER EVENT.
BIG PARTS, SMALL ACTRESSES. THE STATE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN
FILM. TO MY LEFT, STAR OF
"GHOSTBUSTERS," LESLIE JONES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> OH, GIRL. I TOLD YOU THAT I WANTED MY
CREDIT TO BE THE OLYMPICS. >> GOING DOWN THE LINE, STAR OF
"LA-LA LAND," EMMA STONE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> I'M EMMA STONE. I'M EMMA STONE.
>> YEAH. YES, YOU ARE.
WELL. NEXT, WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO BE
JOINED BY A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND. THE STAR OF OVER 300 FEATURE
FILMS AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER DIVE INTO A SWIMMING POOL
ON SCREEN. THE GREAT DEBETTE GOLDRING.
>> IT'S AN HONOR TO BE WHERE AM I?
[ LAUGHTER ] >> AND WE ARE SO PLEASED TO HAVE
WITH US TODAY THE STAR OF THE UPCOMING FILM "OFFICE CHRISTMAS
PARTY," JENNIFER ANISTON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE, GREAT TO BE HERE.
DEBETTE, I HAVE BEEN DYING TO MEET YOU.
>> AND I HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DYING. [ LAUGHTER ]
IN MEMORIAM OSCARS 2017, OH BOY! >> OKAY.
LET ME START WITH THE QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS STILL HOLDING WOMEN BACK?
>> THERE ARE ALL OF THESE TINY LITTLE THINGS.
LIKE YOU'VE GOT TO CHANGE YOUR HAIR TO FIT YOUR TYPE.
>> YEAH. >> AND YOU HAVE TO ACT A CERTAIN
WAY SO THAT YOU DON'T GET LABELED AS DIFFICULT.
>> YEP. YOU'VE GOT TO EAT ARSENIC TO
MAKE YOUR SKIN PALE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT? >> WELL, YOU KNOW.
SAMUEL GOLDWYN HAD A RULE, ALL HIS STARLETS HAD TO TAKE ARSENIC
TABLETS TO MAKE THEIR SKIN GLOW. THEN THEY DISCOVERED THAT IT
MADE US, WHAT IS THE WORD, PSYCHOTIC.
[ LAUGHTER ] TO CALM US DOWN THEY'D SEND IN
THE MONKEY WITH A TRAY OF OPIUM, YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> I CAN'T SAY I KNOW HOW THAT
GOES. I MEAN, WE DID HAVE A MONKEY ON
"FRIENDS" AND HE WAS -- QUITE A HANDFUL.
>> YEAH, A HANDFUL OF OPIUM, NOW THAT IS A FRIEND.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> OKAY!
NOW DO ALL OF YOU FIND THAT EQUAL PAY IS STILL A BATTLE THAT
NEEDS FIGHTING? >> OH, YEAH.
EVEN IN STANDUP PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT BUT WHEN
YOU FIND OUT HOW MUCH MORE MEN IS GETTING PAID, IT'S CRAZY.
>> OF COURSE WE'RE GETTING PAID LESS THAN MEN.
THEY'RE MEN, THEY'RE DOING ALL THE WORK.
WE'RE JUST LYING ON A TRAIN TRACK WAITING TO GET RUN OVER.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> OH MY GOD.
SO YOU LITERALLY WERE TREATED LIKE AN OBJECT?
>> WELL, I MEAN, IT MADE SENSE. BACK IN THOSE DAYS, ACTRESSES
WERE PART OF THE PROPS BUDGET. [ LAUGHTER ]
WHEN I WAS IN FILMING, I HAD TO SIT ON A LITTLE TABLE NEXT TO A
PIECE OF MASKING TAPE THAT SAID "WOMAN."
THEN ONE OF THE UNION GUYS WOULD COME PICK ME UP AND BRING ME
OVER, SHOW ME TO ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND SAY, SORRY, THIS
IS ALL THEY HAVE. >> OH MY GOD.
>> LET'S PIVOT. WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE FOR WOMEN
NOT JUST IN HOLLYWOOD BUT IN THE WORLD AT LARGE?
>> I THINK WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO DRAW ATTENTION TO
WORTHY CAUSES. WHETHER IT'S RAISING AWARENESS
OR MEETING WITH POLICYMAKERS. >> YOU KNOW, THE STUDIO ONCE
SENT ME TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO SING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" FOR FDR.
HE ASKED ME TO TICKLE HIS PICKLE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> WHAT?
WHAT DID YOU DO? >> WELL, I TICKLED HIS PICKLE.
HE KEPT A FAKE PICKLE IN HIS WHEELCHAIR AS A JOKE.
[ LAUGHTER ] THEN I BLEW HIM.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT'S THE END OF THAT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA.
>> OH, WELL, I'VE BEEN IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR --
>> A WOMAN DIRECTOR, WOW! HOW COULD THAT POSSIBLY WORK?
OH, I SEE, YOUR HUSBAND COMES TO SET DRESSED UP LIKE A PLANT?
WHISPERS THE IDEAS. GOT IT.
>> WHAT? NO, I DIRECT THE MOVIE.
>> OKAY, JENNIFER PANTY-STON. CUCKOO!
NO MORE ARSENIC FOR HER, PLEASE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> JUST OVERALL I THINK THE WHOLE VIBE IS SO MUCH BETTER
WHEN THERE ARE WOMEN IN THE ROOM.
WHETHER IT'S ON SET OR IN THE AUDITION.
>> YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT IT. THEY USED TO MAKE ME DO A WHOLE
SCREEN TEST JUST FOR MY TOOT. >> WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY IS
YOUR TOOT? >> I'LL GIVE YOU TWO GUESSES AND
THEY'RE BOTH RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> OH MY GOD. GOOD LORD.
YOU SEE, WOMEN'S BODIES ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
>> THERE'S A WHOLE INDUSTRY BUILT AROUND SHAMING ACTRESSES
FOR HOW THEY LOOK. >> BACK WHEN I STARTED WE DIDN'T
HAVE FANCY STUFF LIKE BOTOX. THEY'D MAKE AN INCISION ON YOUR
FOREHEAD, POUR IN PANCAKE BATTER.
ON A HOT DAY WE'D START TO SMELL LIKE BREAKFAST.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT "BREAKFAST HEAD AT TIFFANY'S."
[ LAUGHTER ] >> IT'S CALLED "BREAKFAST AT
TIFFANY'S." >> OKAY, WHATEVER YOU SAY,
LITTLE MISS I PICK MY OWN BOYFRIENDS.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> OKAY, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE
HAVE. >> OH, BOY.
I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. I GOT MY TICKLERS.
WHERE'S THOSE PICKLES? [ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]