Adam Mansbach
Adam Mansbach

The paradox of being in an industry where other people are usually the gatekeepers: publishers, editors - there are a lot of barriers to having control over your career. But coming out of hip-hop, the mindset was always to create your own.

Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney

The message films that try to be message films always fail. Likewise with documentaries. The documentaries that work best are the ones that eschew a simple message for an odd angle. I found that one of the most spectacular films about the Middle East was 'Waltz With Bashir,' or 'The Gatekeepers,' or '5 Broken Cameras.'

Allison Schroeder
Allison Schroeder

There's so many gatekeepers to getting in front of showrunners or executives. If we pull those middlemen out, and we get women in rooms with the executives, the people hiring, it seems to break down barriers. Because they can no longer say, 'There just aren't any women to hire,' when you're surrounded by fifty of them.

Ana Kasparian
Ana Kasparian

I'm tired of advertisers being the gatekeepers of what is and is not appropriate on news shows.

Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern

The Internet has democratized content, and the gatekeepers are no longer in control. That democracy is wonderful for entrepreneurs.

Anthony J. D'Angelo
Anthony J. D'Angelo

Always be nice to secretaries. They are the real gatekeepers in the world.

Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move.

Benedict Wong
Benedict Wong

Let's bang the gong and chime for more Asian superheroes. The gatekeepers can certainly open the door - there's a wealth of East Asian talent around, and that needs to be tapped into.

David A. R. White
David A. R. White

We have a lot of relationships to the gatekeepers who can rally their people to go to the movie theater. It's a trusting relationship.

David Byrne
David Byrne

The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part.