CANNES, France Regina King declared Friday she will keep fighting for diversity in Hollywood, even when the audience is an obstacle.

We do have a ways to go but part of it is going to be, even though the audience doesnt want to hear it, the conversations have to continue, the director and Oscar-winning actor said during Kerings Women In Motion talk at the Cannes Film Festival . We have to keep shining a light on the fact that things arent reflective of what the rest of the world looks like, especially in America. Thats our export to the world movies. We have to continue to want to see stories told by and from different perspectives.

Noting that directing nods for women were down by 10% for this weeks Emmy nominations, she added: We just have to keep talking about it and pushing.