So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think… — Geena Davis Female Copy Share Image
It's partly because our culture so hyper-sexualizes females that if you don't measure up to whatever we're forced to think is the… — Geena Davis Culture Copy Share Image
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]… — Geena Davis Feminism Copy Share Image
It's okay if it takes two or three years for something really good to come along, but I don't want to wait… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I watched a lot of series. I didn't watch a lot of movies on TV. But I watched Gilligan's Island and Star… — Geena Davis Islands Copy Share Image
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 Image
One thing is a fairly simple and straightforward thing. I don't long to direct. I really want to get some good parts. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Having been in some roles that really resonated with women, I became hyper-aware of how women are represented in Hollywood. — Geena Davis Hollywood Copy Share Image
When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
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 Character Copy Share Image
The thing I noticed, have learned the most about directors, is: when they're very confident in themselves, they're open to creativity from… — Geena Davis Creativity Copy Share Image
When I got pregnant, I told [Susan Sarandon ]. She said, "All right. I'm gonna tell you the thing to do when… — Geena Davis Being the best Copy Share Image
I met the former president of Iceland [Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir] once. I think she was president for, like, 16 years or something. She… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Certainly 'Wonder Woman' needed to be made, and I'm so beyond thrilled with how it came out. I met Patty Jenkins, and… — 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 Absolutes Copy Share Image
When I started out, maybe because I did Thelma & Louise early on - but people were always asking, "Are things better… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows... I think there could be room for two quite… — Geena Davis Cop Copy Share Image
The creators of kids' media had no idea they were leaving out that many female characters. They were in utter shock that… — Geena Davis Character Copy Share Image
I don't really bust anybody publicly. It's much more efficient if I can impact the creators. So that's what we do. It's… — Geena Davis Creator Copy Share Image
We're showing kids a world that is very scantily populated with women and female characters. They should see female characters taking up… — Geena Davis Characters Copy Share Image
When I was a model, actually, for a little while, my friend that I worked with a lot, she had horrible self-esteem… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I once read a quote that I think was Michelle Pfeiffer in an article, who said that she thought people went into… — Geena Davis Acting 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 Acting Copy Share Image
I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I wanted to take up a sport the real way and see if I actually had athletic ability. And then I happened… — Geena Davis Ability Copy Share Image
I think if you're doing a play, you're rehearsing enough that you get to a point where it's freeing again. But in… — Geena Davis Element of surprise Copy Share Image
Even though I was 34 or 35 or something. I was like, “People can do that? Women can actually just say what… — Geena Davis Being yourself Copy Share Image
There were so many women who had worked throughout the war in every possible job. They were told, "Now leave, so the… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I told my parents when I was three that I wanted to be in movies. I don't know what I saw at… — Geena Davis Jobs Copy Share Image
When I started watching Breaking Bad, I binge-watched it. I thought it was so good that I started to cry. It's the… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
When I was first starting out was also when I first started really paying attention to the Oscars and stuff like that.… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I get the feeling that characters are written female when they have to be, and all the other characters are male, and… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I got cast playing the best baseball player anybody's ever seen. I don't know how to play any sport, including baseball, but… — Geena Davis Ability Copy Share Image
The big takeaway I got from 'Thelma & Louise' was the reaction of women who had seen the movie being so profound,… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
We have it in our heads that women only need to take up a certain amount of space and then we've done… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
They called and said, "I know we're not supposed to even tell you, but you've been offered to play the President." And… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I would say how important it is that we stop teaching kids, from the beginning, that boys are more important than girls.… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
We need more female directors, we also need men to step up and identify with female characters and stories about women. We… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I realized that in all the sectors of society where there's a huge gender disparity, the one place that can be fixed… — Geena Davis Board members Copy Share Image
![“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 they grew up with. It's just been that way forever, so they don't see it.” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/934/geena-davis-2583_forever_that-s-the-really-frustrating-thing-but_195125.jpg)
![“The thing I noticed, have learned the most about directors, is: when they're very confident in themselves, they're open to creativity from other people. If they're scared or nervous, then they shut off and nobody's ideas [count].” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/191/geena-davis-2583_creativity_the-thing-i-noticed-have-learned-the-mos_553934.jpg)
![“When I got pregnant, I told [Susan Sarandon ]. She said, "All right. I'm gonna tell you the thing to do when you're giving birth: Push like you're trying to win a prize, like you want to be the best patient he's ever had. He's going to give you a prize for winning that." So I did. [The doctor]…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3a0/geena-davis-2583_being-the-best_when-i-got-pregnant-i-told-susan-sarando_1309368.jpg)
![“I met the former president of Iceland [Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir] once. I think she was president for, like, 16 years or something. She said she used to get letters from little boys saying, "Madam President, do you think it will ever be possible for a boy to be president?" Just like we assume that…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cab/geena-davis-2583_assuming_i-met-the-former-president-of-iceland-j_2084823.jpg)
![“When I started watching Breaking Bad, I binge-watched it. I thought it was so good that I started to cry. It's the only time in my life I've been completely jealous, the only time. I was like, [imitates crying] "I want to do what Bryan Cranston gets to do. I want a part like that." [both laugh]…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/dc6/geena-davis-2583_binge_when-i-started-watching-breaking-bad-i-b_1424848.jpg)
