If we show fictional characters doing cool stuff, then girls will want to be it in real life. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I don't think male characters are as one-dimensional as female characters. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Identifying with a character is one of the best parts of seeing a movie, but as women, we've had to train ourselves… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
My point was the world is missing female characters. A lot of times there is one female character, maybe even a cool… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
So many female characters are the girlfriend of the person having the adventure. I want to play baseball, I don't want to… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I played this character twice in live action, and now I've become an animated character. It was actually fun to see myself… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
The ratio of male to female characters in movies has been exactly the same since 1946. So if you've ever had people… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Because I had some roles that resonated with women, I immediately noticed that there were far more male characters than female characters… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to be in some movies where I had powerful characters or I got to be the president on… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I always want a challenge. My whole career has been based on trying to avoid female characters that don't get to do… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
The creators of kids' media had no idea they were leaving out that many female characters. They were in utter shock that… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
My daughter was a toddler. I had no idea there was anything wrong with kids' media.I started watching little preschool shows with… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I just started asking my friends if they had noticed. None of them - feminists, mothers, daughters - noticed until I pointed… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I'm the mother of two daughters, one of whom is going to get possessed. It's really spooky and great. I'm shooting it… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
This is really funny, but we did a study of the occupations of female characters on TV, and there are so many… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
My whole theory about why I couldn’t find any creators who realized they were leaving out female characters is because they were… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I would say any film can be called feminist that has female characters who have agency in their life, that are in… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Any movie you see, if Tom Cruise is in an action movie or whatever it is, The Avengers, there's going to be… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
We need more female directors, we also need men to step up and identify with female characters and stories about women. We… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
In advertisements for your favorite products, are women denigrated or objectified in some way? All of that is important. I would rewrite my kids'… — Geena Davis Copy Share
Women are in many ways second-class citizens in the United States in 2016, because of the way that we're portrayed in popular culture. — Geena Davis Copy Share
On film, you can't do it over again. And you do have to stop shooting at a certain point. — Geena Davis Copy Share
I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at… — Geena Davis Copy Share
Behind the cameras, there's a different problem, which I think is not unconscious gender bias. It's probably categorized more as conscious gender bias. Because… — Geena Davis Copy Share
I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any… — Geena Davis Copy Share
We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great… — Geena Davis Copy Share
That's the really frustrating thing, but also the fixable thing. My theory why no one notices is that that's the [women's roles] ratio thing… — Geena Davis Copy Share
I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have… — Geena Davis Copy Share
I never intended to become a data head. I could never have predicted it would play such an important role in my life. Yet… — Geena Davis Copy Share
They called and said, "I know we're not supposed to even tell you, but you've been offered to play the President." And I said,… — Geena Davis Copy Share
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