Female character Quotes · Page 3

When we create female characters, I think often there is a tendency to kind of make female characters emotionally bulletproof.

— Ashly Burch

It's not often you get female characters who don't fit into a box.

— Rebecca Hall

I think every woman character, every female character, has her own arc.

— Katheryn Winnick

Even if I have played female characters, nobody has ever teased my kids.

— Kiku Sharda

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

— Todd Haynes

James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't.

— Tracy Pollan

Human darkness fascinates me; I find it intriguing. And there are few female characters who are explored in this light.

— Leila Slimani

I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life.

— Ryan Gosling

I do love that witches havent really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character…

— Madchen Amick

The tight clothes are something you learn to live up to. Lots of working out- which is good! Being a strong female…

— Jennifer Sky

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

Joanna is a strong female character, and I love playing her. But one of the things about her is that she always…

— Stephanie Corneliussen

If you view history as a backdrop, set-dressing or fiction, then 'Pride and Prejudice' is hugely entertaining. My reread saw the misery…

— Sara Pascoe

“Dear reader, you've never been a character in a novel, especially not a female character created by a man. You don't understand…

— Yeng Pway Ngon

It's only recently women got to be action heroes on TV. Progress is slow, and often non-existent. There's plenty of cool comics…

— Joss Whedon

I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people -…

— Saoirse Ronan

I think part of the pressure put on 'strong female characters' comes from the fact that there is so often 'the team…

— Seanan McGuire

The shows which have strong female characters are long overdue. I think there should be more and I am glad to see…

— Oliver Stark

“As male characters level up and become more powerful, their bodies become better protected and covered. In contrast, as female characters level…

— Nick Yee

When I'm looking for a strong female character, or a strong character at all, I'm looking for a character that has a…

— Kelly Sue DeConnick

This is really funny, but we did a study of the occupations of female characters on TV, and there are so many…

— Geena Davis

I'm really interested in trying to tell stories about women that don't involve romantic components. That's so much a part of the…

— Greta Gerwig

For [people] to be like "So what it's like dealing with female characters who are completely disgusting?" I don't think they are…

— Leslye Headland

Here's my feeling: For everyone, men and women, it's important to be a feminist. It's important to have female characters. It's wonderful…

— Mindy Kaling

“Feminist narrative theory notes that for most of literary history there's been an imbalance between men's and women's stories. Male characters go…

— Laurie Frankel

If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent…

— Dwayne McDuffie

“How can so many (white, male) writers narratively justify restricting the agency of their female characters on the grounds of sexism =…

— Foz Meadows

At the end of the day I have many answers for it. It has to do with my mom, who was an…

— Joss Whedon

I'm not sure that it's easy to find very interesting female characters in Hollywood movies.

— Audrey Tautou

“The Influence of the Female Character upon Society, published in 1801, complains about female fashions.”

— Helena Kelly

I'm really attracted to strong women. Let me rephrase that, I'm really attracted to strong female characters.

— Portia de Rossi

It's cool to be a female character who gets to be really strong and tough.

— Alexandra Daddario

'The Hobbit' didn't include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really.

— Evangeline Lilly

Women are half the population of the world, and yet there are so few female characters on-screen.

— Geena Davis

I'm always surprised when people talk about strong female characters because I feel like we all are.

— Lotte Verbeek

I think there is a wonderful trend of strong female characters on television right now.

— Amanda Schull

I want to do a little bit of everything. I want to play a good, strong female character.

— Shannon Elizabeth

I love the female characters in 'She-Ra.' There isn't another show quite like it.

— Noelle Stevenson

I loved seeing a lead female character who isn't perfect and isn't demonized for it.

— Josephine Langford

I just love strong female characters in general, not necessarily because, 'She's evil' or 'Oh, because she's good.'

— Katie Cassidy