People focus on the darker female characters in my books, but for every one of those, I can also show you an… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
It's a problem with a lot of female characters, that a lot of them are guy oriented or what they're expressing or… — Jenna Ortega Copy Share Image
I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
What makes a strong female character is a character who has weaknesses, who has flaws, who is maybe not immediately likable, but… — Tavi Gevinson Copy Share Image
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my… — Sidney Sheldon Copy Share Image
A lot of animated movies in the past have sort of relied on these archaic tropes on what the female characters in… — Stephanie Beatriz Copy Share Image
The stronger the participation of the female characters, the better the movie. They knew that in the old days, when women stars… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
It's like my characters, all my men are Dad and me in a mess; all my female characters are smart and hopeful,… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
I liked the idea of giving Eligible a feminist flavor. While I do think that in Pride and Prejudice, Liz Bennet is… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
I am a cisgender woman who has always had a lot of female friends. While many of us have traits in common,… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
These superhero movies are starting to give more love to not only black characters but also to more female characters, which is… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
I'm extremely excited about working with Troika on 'The Hive.' This script has two elements I always look for in a thriller… — Brad Anderson Copy Share Image
Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
One of the things that's important for anybody adapting source material that is primarily a male buddy picture is to find ways… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
I portray female characters, so I have the opportunity to change the way people look at them. Even if I wasn't consciously… — Frances McDormand Copy Share Image
One of my favourite actresses is Kate Winslet. She plays strong female characters and seems like she has a strong political awareness.… — Emily Perkins Copy Share Image
I'm difficult to cast. In comedy, if there's a female character, usually written by a bloke, she's either the ditsy good-looking one,… — Daisy May Cooper Copy Share Image
It's great to have female characters that have depth that you can explore instead of being the decoration or the girlfriend or… — Madchen Amick Copy Share Image
The "difficult" female character can-and will-do the shocking, the unexpected and, as a consequence, will give your story an immediate jolt of… — Jane Heller Copy Share Image
I would like to find a more precise way to not only tell the stories of female characters, but also do so… — Danae Elon Copy Share Image
I find that in the science fiction world, you have almost more women fans than male fans and I think it's because… — Katee Sackhoff Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people -… — Saoirse Ronan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Joanna is a strong female character, and I love playing her. But one of the things about her is that she always… — Stephanie Corneliussen Copy Share Image
With 'Holes' I was troubled that there weren't very many female characters. I tried to put them in where I could. But… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
I also really pay attention to whether the script embodies a full female character or if they're just wanting a two-dimensional objectified… — Karla Souza Copy Share Image
“You're the absolute protagonist of this book, very well; but do you believe that gives you the right to have carnal relations… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
It so happens that the major relationships in the novel [The Kite Runner] are between men, dictated not by any sort of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Sherlock Holmes gets to be brilliant, solitary, abrasive, Bohemian, whimsical, brave, sad, manipulative, neurotic, vain, untidy, fastidious, artistic, courteous, rude, a polymath… — Sophia McDougall Copy Share Image
Men should be able to see themselves in female characters and female strength, just as much as women are able to see… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
Very good female characters, that's all we want. It's happening, slow and steady, which I love. Hopefully, it gets a little quicker.… — Diana Silvers Copy Share Image
I think one of the things that is easy to have happened in a superhero story is that the female character, whether… — Evangeline Lilly 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
Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
What was fantastic about 'Scott and Bailey' was the opportunity to engage with female characters that were absolutely committed to their working… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
Maybe it's the culture, maybe it's the cliché of Latino machismo, but the Mediterranean male character is more dull than the female… — Pedro Almodovar Copy Share Image