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
It's a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, "Stay here, not at… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I really only did theater in school in college. I did summer stock a couple of times in the summer, and plays… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
~There are moments when I feel like I have a looong road ahead of me, with college and dating and driving and… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I do have a very chill - I can watch all my movies. A lot of people don't like to watch their… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
For a long time, way back in the ’30s and ’40s, there were fabulous female roles. Bette Davis and all those people… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
The only time I got the absolute most insanely nervous in my life was at the Olympic trials, because archery is a… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I had a pretty poor self-image for a long time. I broke into acting as a model in New York. I was… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
An eye-opening moment in my life, a very defining moment, was the first time I met Susan Sarandon [before shooting Thelma &… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
In advertisements for your favorite products, are women denigrated or objectified in some way? All of that is important. I would rewrite my kids'… — Geena Davis Copy Share
Women are in many ways second-class citizens in the United States in 2016, because of the way that we're portrayed in popular culture. — Geena Davis Copy Share
On film, you can't do it over again. And you do have to stop shooting at a certain point. — Geena Davis Copy Share
I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at… — Geena Davis Copy Share
Behind the cameras, there's a different problem, which I think is not unconscious gender bias. It's probably categorized more as conscious gender bias. Because… — Geena Davis Copy Share
I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any… — Geena Davis Copy Share
We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great… — Geena Davis Copy Share
That's the really frustrating thing, but also the fixable thing. My theory why no one notices is that that's the [women's roles] ratio thing… — Geena Davis Copy Share
I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have… — Geena Davis Copy Share
I never intended to become a data head. I could never have predicted it would play such an important role in my life. Yet… — Geena Davis Copy Share
They called and said, "I know we're not supposed to even tell you, but you've been offered to play the President." And I said,… — Geena Davis Copy Share
![“An eye-opening moment in my life, a very defining moment, was the first time I met Susan Sarandon [before shooting Thelma & Louise]. We were going to meet, just Ridley [Scott] and Susan and I, to go through the script and see if we had any thoughts or ideas. I was reading the script, and in the…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/43e/geena-davis-2583_defining_an-eye-opening-moment-in-my-life-a-very_3188941.jpg)
