Hawn, 70, who decided to produce and star in the box-office smash "Private Benjamin" due to lack of her choice of roles, says she was labelled "controlling", reported People magazine.
"A woman opening a movie with no other star is like a miracle. I faced a big problem, and that was that I was looked on as someone who did things her own way. When it comes to a success, it becomes a threat. Directors didn't want to work with me because I was 'too controlling.' If it had been a man, it wouldn't have meant a damn thing," she said.