I have been very lucky that I never got typecast while playing female characters. — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
“Romance novels feature nuanced portrayals of female characters having adventures, making choices, and accepting themselves just as they are. When we say… — Maya Rodale 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
“Sex may be completely out in the open now, but it's still defined and controlled by a powerful subset of elite men.… — Carina Chocano Copy Share Image
“Thus, within Linnaean terminology, a female characteristic (the lactating mamma) ties humans to brutes, while a traditionally male characteristic (reason) marks our… — Londa Schiebinger Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away. — Khandi Alexander 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
It seems like it has kind of taken off where people are saying 'oh it's a female character' and it just kind… — Eiji Aonuma 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
“AUTHOR'S GOODREADS PAGE: I love antiheroes. Female characters who don't just accept their faults, but downright exploit them. No nice boys. No… — Lime Craven Copy Share Image
I prefer to avoid the phrase 'strong women' when talking about female characters and the lack thereof or the need therefore, because… — Zawe Ashton Copy Share Image
For the most part, I was surprised by the representation of female characters onscreen. I do hope that when we include more… — Jessica Chastain 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
“Context is everything in both narrative and real life, and while the accusation is never that these creators deliberately set out to… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
I just don't feel like I've seen very many movies about 17-year-old girls where the question is not, 'Will she find the… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I always say, if a guy writes the same lead female character type over and over, we are not seeing their writing… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
I find it's bizarre that science fiction is the one branch of television to push the idea of strong female characters. And… — Steven Moffat 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
I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think… — Jeffrey Eugenides 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
Psychologically it gets challenging at times to switch into a female character. But the moment I get into the look of Palak,… — Kiku Sharda 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
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
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
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 Copy Share Image