Female characters Quotes · Page 4

“If attempting to make the world a civilized one, makes you a bad woman in the eyes of the dumb patriarchal society,…

— Abhijit Naskar

“What is a Wanderess? Bound by no boundaries, contained by no countries, tamed by no time, she is the force of nature’s…

— Roman Payne

I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write…

— Joan D. Vinge

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

— Lotte Verbeek

Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with…

— Iain Banks

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

— Portia de Rossi

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

— Geena Davis

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

— Evangeline Lilly

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

Because I had some roles that resonated with women, I immediately noticed that there were far more male characters than female characters…

— Geena Davis

“The female brain itself is a highly intuitive emotion-processing machine, which when put to practice in the progress of the society, would…

— Abhijit Naskar

It's nuts that we've reached a situation where representing female characters - let alone minorities - is considered "social responsibility" and not,…

— Neil Druckmann

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

I can't stand [female] characters that are not empowered in a certain way, or at least don't come to a conclusion at…

— Chloe Grace Moretz

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

— Lesley Sharp

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

“I’d loved women who were old and who were young; those extra kilos and large rumps, and others so thin there was…

— Roman Payne

You know, you're not aware of it, but you're following the action of the film through the body of the protagonist, you…

— Meryl Streep

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

“Whedon: Studios will tell you: A woman cannot headline an action movie. After The Hunger Games they might stop telling you that…

— Joss Whedon

I liked the idea of giving Eligible a feminist flavor. While I do think that in Pride and Prejudice, Liz Bennet is…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I think the superhero platform gives the female character, you know, a relate-ability for the male audience as well. So, I think…

— Margot Robbie

I don't think I want to play title roles. I don't want to be the face on the poster. I don't want…

— Carey Mulligan

The love and support from the Witches of East End fans continues to blow us away and renews our faith that storytelling…

— Rachel Boston

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

— Ryan Gosling

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

I've certainly seen stats that if you have a woman director or a woman screenwriter, the number of female characters goes way…

— Emma Donoghue

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

— Audrey Tautou

“He walked right to her, his long strides eating the space between them and sucking the oxygen in front of her”

— Cristin Harber

Most of the female characters I admire come from science fiction and fantasy, maybe because there's more permission to shake up gender…

— Leigh Bardugo

I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.

— Geena Davis

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

— Tracy Pollan

“O my Courageous Sister! You have to become the beacon of hope for all women around you and then for the whole…

— Abhijit Naskar

When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a…

— Vera Farmiga

Ordinarily, I develop videogames with female characters that aren't girlfriends, bimbos and sidekicks.

— Brianna Wu

I am very interested in female characters and bringing a new perspective to mediums where not necessarily that's been valued at all.

— Noelle Stevenson

I dont fully understand my wifes emotions - and Im supposed to write an excellent female character and unravel the secret of…

— Evan Goldberg

You don't often see a cross section of female characters interacting with each other at the top of a chain.

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge

When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it.

— Vera Farmiga

It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable.

— Frances McDormand