Tura Satana

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He loved to make women look good. I have never seen any of the gals in his films look bad. And the men in his movies were always incapacitated in some way. They were either in a wheelchair or on crutches or short of a full deck. He liked to make women strong, make them feel that they were empowered.

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By: Tura Satana

Context:
Tura Satana said this during a 2004 interview. Satana stated she felt that, regardless of the nudity and sexual themes of his films and female characters, Russ Meyer was a feminist at heart. Satana is famous for her role as Varla in Russ Meyer's cult classic Faster, Pussycat Kill! Kill!