While it's true we see gender frictions that exist in the American TV and movie industry today, they pale in comparison to those of the 30s and 40s when movies and media were first on the rise. At the time the Great Depression saw many different ethnicities migrating to America. Jobs were scarce, and immigrants were in constant competition with one another to obtain the few jobs that were available to them.

“A hard life” doesn’t even begin to describe the heartbreaking story that belongs to Robin Quivers. In fact, it wouldn’t even sufficiently cover her childhood. She grew up lower-middle-class in Baltimore and as a child, Quivers suffered abuse from her mother that was so severe that she would be bedridden for days. The nightmare of her childhood didn’t end there. When she was 11 years old she spent several months being molested by her father. When Rolling Stone magazine asked her about  the hardships, Quivers responded, “I don't know that they made me feel unloved, except that love didn't mean anything. It just means, 'Oh, I look over at you and I feel affection. And now I'll do whatever the hell I want to do.' I have become very self-sufficient as a result. And what it actually did was keep people from being able to give to me."

In case you’re like me and you are bad at name recognition, Jeremy Renner has made his claim to fame with his portrayal of "Clint Barton" (Hawkeye) in the Avengers movies and "William James" in The Hurt Locker. Over the last 20 years Renner has become one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors playing not only the hero but the villain as well. Renner can be funny or serious and change at the drop of a hat. He has proved that he can be anyone on screen, but who is he off screen? What is our hero’s origin story?