United Kingdom, April 24 -- Elizabeth Banks has been told she "can't direct men" because they wouldn't "follow" her on set.

The 52-year-old actress and filmmaker has opened up about the misogyny she has faced in Hollywood, despite working with the likes of Ray Liotta in 2023's Cocaine Bear.

Appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show, she said: "I was literally told because I direct films that, 'You can't direct men. They won't follow you'.

"And then I directed Ray Liotta, who played Henry Hill in Goodfellas, and I think I nailed it. Check the list off. It's all good."

Elizabeth - who has also directed the likes of Charlie's Angels and Pitch Perfect 2 - insisted that despite being part of a "great club" of women behind the camera, the film i...