cagney and lacey was huge. that there would be two women and they had a serious job and they solved crimes and they were out on the streets, they were tough. that was emblematic or in front of what was happening in the country. so we re a terrific team. there had been by that point hundreds of buddy cop shows. these buddies were women. that had never been done before. i didn t go after this job because i couldn t find anything else. all right? i did not come here because i needed some kind of work to help pay the orthodontist. this means something to me. what the hell are we talking about here? we didn t even realize this was going to be such a big deal. and strangely, all these guys would say to us, well, yeah. i mean, it s a good script, but who s going to save them in the end? come on. we re getting out of here.
there had been by that point hundreds of buddy cop shows. but these buddies were women. it had never been done before. i didn t go after this job because i couldn t find anything else. all right. i did not come here because i needed some kind of work to help pay the orthodontist. this means something to me. what the hell are we talking about here? we didn t even realize this was going to be such a big deal. and strangely, all these guys would say to us, well, yeah. i mean, it s a good script, but who is going to save them in the end? come on. we re taking you out of here. come on. where are you taking my wife? you don t take one more step. you understand me? sergeant nelson, you have until 8:00 tomorrow morning to turn yourself in to iad. if you don t, i will. it was the time where you really saw an emergence of women on television who were not necessarily just 20 and blonde and had a small role, but women
acceptability. you could see the door opening, but it wasn t wide open. cagney & lacey was huge. that there would be two women and they had a serious job and they solved crimes and they were out on the streets, they were tough, that was emblematic or maybe out in front a little of what was actually happening in the country. so we re a terrific team. this is true. there had been by that point hundreds of buddy cop shows. but these buddies were women. it had never been done before. i didn t go after this job because i couldn t find anything else. all right. i did not come here because i needed some kind of work to help pay the orthodontist. this means something to me. what the hell are we talking about here? we didn t even realize this was going to be such a big deal. and strangely, all these guys would say to us, well, yeah. i mean, it s a good script, but who is going to save them in the
sometimes ambition in a woman is considered to be a dirty word unfortunately. i don t hear a lot of female voices reverberating in the halls of power in this business. i m surprised there aren t more shows about women talking about who they are. directing seems to be an area that is almost impossible to break through. i think the 80s were the era when women were being looked at with a little skepticism but definitely with more acceptability. you could see the door opening, but it wasn t wide open. cagney & lacey was huge. that there would be two women and they had a serious job and they solved crimes and they were out on the streets, they were tough, that was emblematic or maybe out in front a little of what was actually happening in the country. so we re a terrific team. this is true. there had been by that point hundreds of buddy cop shows. but these buddies were women.
cagney and lacey was huge. that there would be two women and they had a serious job and they solved crimes and were out on the streets. they were tough. that was emblematic or maybe out in front a little of what was actually happening in the country. so we re a terrific team. this is true. there had been by that point hundreds of buddy cop shows. but these buddies were women. that had never been done before. i didn t go after this job because i couldn t find anything else. all right? i did not come here because i needed some kind of work to help pay the orthodontist. this means something to me. what the hell are we talking about here? we didn t even realize this was going to be such a big deal. and strangely, all these guys would say to us, well, yeah. i mean, it s a good script, but who s going to save them in the end? come on.