Film director Robert Altman poses in his New York office June 25, 1996 in front of a huge neon "Five and Dime" sign from his Broadway show. Altman has interesting female characters in his films for a simple reason, says one of his leading ladies: He finds women interesting. ``He looks at women in the same way he looks at men, as individual human beings who provide resources for various emotions and experiences,'' said Helen Mirren, who stars in Altman's latest film, ``Gosford Park.'' (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts)