Hollywood is lacking realness in their female characters. I don't think I'm the only one who thinks that and wants to change… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
Like a lot of young women, I went through an entire period where I hated female characters - I didn't want to… — Noelle Stevenson Copy Share Image
I think that Hollywood misconstrues actresses saying, 'Oh I wanna play a strong female character,' like we all want to play, like,… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare… — Sarah Michelle Gellar Copy Share Image
I like shows where the female characters are as funny as the male characters, not just commenting on how funny the male… — Graham Linehan Copy Share Image
People are afraid to show women with demons. But I think it's important for women to see flawed female characters. We're held… — Riley Keough 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
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
We were pregnant at the time, and while I was out there I started to realize that if I had a daughter,… — Matt Fraction Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to female characters, not all of them are strong characters. I think I'm drawn to female characters partly because they… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I wasn't into fairytales when I was little. I was of the generation of the earlier Disney films where many of the… — Angelina Jolie 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
“As male characters level up and become more powerful, their bodies become better protected and covered. In contrast, as female characters level… — Nick Yee Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The shows which have strong female characters are long overdue. I think there should be more and I am glad to see… — Oliver Stark Copy Share Image
Emma Willard told the legislature that the education of women "has been too exclusively directed to fit them for displaying to advantage… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The tight clothes are something you learn to live up to. Lots of working out- which is good! Being a strong female… — Jennifer Sky Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I do love that witches havent really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character… — Madchen Amick Copy Share Image
You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background. — Haley Bennett Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are ‘the poor heartbroken girl.’… — Gal Gadot Copy Share Image
Women are always murdered and maimed, and they’re never given their rightful place as lead characters! And I think [creator Michael Hirst]… — Clive Standen Copy Share Image
I can't live in a world where there are only, like, four kinds of women. Or where every woman is obsessed with… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
It starts with the writing. We have to think of all these characters - we have to treat them all equally. We… — Cliff Chiang Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I did not find that writing a diary with a lead male character differed in any essential way from writing one with… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Greg Rucka always writes lovely, believable female characters in books like 'Whiteout,' 'Queen and Country,' and 'Lazarus.' I am a fan of… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
None of the male characters are as powerful or as interesting as the four central female characters. The men work best as… — Norman Buckley Copy Share Image
Once I got over the fear of writing female characters, it actually came quite easily and I was really happy with it.… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
I think part of the pressure put on 'strong female characters' comes from the fact that there is so often 'the team… — Seanan McGuire 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
We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were… — Monica Bellucci Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There are a lot of female characters out there that, when they fall on hard times, they sort of stew in their… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
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![“Women are always murdered and maimed, and they’re never given their rightful place as lead characters! And I think [creator Michael Hirst] has just written what should have been written a long time ago. There shouldn’t be anything that different about Vikings, but there is, because there’ve just…” quote by Clive Standen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/017/clive-standen-42410_actors_women-are-always-murdered-and-maimed-and_773481.png)
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