Female character Quotes · Page 2

I love flawed female characters, duking it out.

— Lena Dunham

I like anti-hero women. Negative female characters interest me.

— Leila Slimani

I didn't grow up a huge fan of the Western genre because there was never a female character to relate to or…

— Haley Bennett

Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.

— Madchen Amick

I was always looking for the female characters in sci-fi and fantasy who were more than just the girlfriend.

— Noelle Stevenson

Something happened to me when I wrote female characters in my early plays; it was a real liberation.

— Peter Hedges

I was really serious about being an actress. I was playing young female characters and not feeling very connected to them.

— Marielle Heller

I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.

— Vicky McClure

In 'Boyz N the Hood,' every female character was three-dimensional.

— John Singleton

A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything.

— Woody Allen

The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women...…

— Natalie Dormer

What was fantastic about 'Scott and Bailey' was the opportunity to engage with female characters that were absolutely committed to their working…

— Lesley Sharp

I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are…

— Anna Kendrick

I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are ‘the poor heartbroken girl.’…

— Gal Gadot

Even in stories that I like, with a female character that I love deeply, it always feels like there's something that she…

— Noelle Stevenson

I always found growing up that, even inspiring female characters or complex female characters in TV and film... I often found that…

— Esme Creed-Miles

“We play and tease, but―darn it―he has not dragged me into the rain and kissed me senseless yet. And that's how it's…

— Shari L. Tapscott

You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background.

— Haley Bennett

In 1996, Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' was removed from classrooms after a school board passed a 'prohibition of alternative lifestyle instruction' act. Apparently,…

— Richard LaGravenese

None of the male characters are as powerful or as interesting as the four central female characters. The men work best as…

— Norman Buckley

Greg Rucka always writes lovely, believable female characters in books like 'Whiteout,' 'Queen and Country,' and 'Lazarus.' I am a fan of…

— Gail Simone

“The biggest anachronism, usually, in a historical movie is, again, the author doesn’t want to be thought to in any way share…

— Thomas E. Woods Jr

I tend to like strong female characters. It just interests me dramatically. A strong male character isn't interesting because it has been…

— James Cameron

We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were…

— Monica Bellucci

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

Once I got over the fear of writing female characters, it actually came quite easily and I was really happy with it.…

— Eli Roth

Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity, we need…

— Joss Whedon

“Women are, therefore, to be considered either as moral beings, or so weak that they must be entirely subjected to the superior…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

“Why aren’t you asking a hundred other guys why they don’t write strong women characters? I believe that what I’m doing should…

— Joss Whedon

“The fundamental defect of the female character is a lack of a sense of justice. This originates first and foremost in their…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“It seems almost like America wants their boys hurt. That they need that. That guy who writes books about the wolf and…

— Anonymous

“***CALL FOR SUBMISSION*** Not asking for any money, I'm asking you to do what you do best. I am putting together a…

— Andrew Scorah

“Years ago, I was yapping to my mother about Buffy and Xena and talking about how great it is that we now…

— Derek Landy

“Sex may be completely out in the open now, but it's still defined and controlled by a powerful subset of elite men.…

— Carina Chocano

I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.

— William Gibson

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

— Zooey Deschanel

I don't think male characters are as one-dimensional as female characters.

— Geena Davis

I am glad that people have become more accepting of female characters.

— Tabu

I've been in the fortunate position of playing these strong, snarky female characters since Dana Gordon on 'Entourage.'

— Constance Zimmer

It's nice to see more of those meaty female characters emerging because so often in the industry, it's always about the males.

— Yvonne Strahovski