Jessica Marais

“I just think people in the creative industries... crave normalcy and stability and the mundane, and then I also crave producing, writing, developing and working on both sides of the camera.”

“They are both women trying to exist in a patriarchal world, and it’s interesting that they’re decades apart in time but facing similar problems, which is again, an age-old issue.”

“I just think with boys they get away with being lads and cowboys and it’s an age-old myth that’s existed for a very long time. And I don’t really know how we fight it or change it.”

“We are less forgiving of female mistakes in general.”

“I think we’re held to a higher standard because we’re meant to be mothers, and I think the Madonna-whore complex still exists quite a lot.”

“When you hit 30 I think, inevitably, whether you’ve had children or not, I think you re-evaluate your life a little bit.”

“It's human nature to put people on a pedestal.”

“Loving yourself is so important, when you achieve this you’ll be capable of fully loving someone else.”