--- title: "4 Female character Quotes By Jessica Chastain" description: "4 Female character quotes by Jessica Chastain. Plus more from Jessica Chastain and more Female character sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/jessica-chastain-2332_day_for-the-most-part-i-was-surprised-by-the_343195.png" --- > [For the most part, I was surprised by the representation of female characters onscreen. I do hope that when we include more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/for-the-most-part-i-was-surprised-by-the-representation-of-female/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/jessica-chastain-2332_day_for-the-most-part-i-was-surprised-by-the_343195.png) > [Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/women-perform-great-in-the-box-office-audiences-want-to-see-lead/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/jessica-chastain-2332_audience_women-perform-great-in-the-box-office-au_1397783.png) > [It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/it-s-a-fact-the-majority-of-films-in-hollywood-are-from-the-male/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/jessica-chastain-2332_character_it-s-a-fact-the-majority-of-films-in-hol_1896587.png) > [I am not one to go for traditional female roles, because I don't think traditionally female characters are very interesting, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-am-not-one-to-go-for-traditional-female-roles-because-i-don-t-think/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/jessica-chastain-2332_female-character_i-am-not-one-to-go-for-traditional-femal_2768894.png) ## Other authors on Female character - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-geena-davis-37178.jpg) Geena Davis 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/female-character/geena-davis/) - [Noelle Stevenson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/female-character/noelle-stevenson/) - [Madchen Amick 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/female-character/madchen-amick/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joss-whedon-53730.jpg) Joss Whedon 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/female-character/joss-whedon/) ## More by Jessica Chastain > [I love fall because I love the whole cuddling aspect of it, and a sweater dress has that vibe of I'm going to hunker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-love-fall-because-i-love-the-whole-cuddling-aspect-of-it-and-a/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [I remember being a teenager and having a boyfriend - this guy I thought I was way better than, and completely out of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-remember-being-a-teenager-and-having-a-boyfriend-this-guy-i-thought/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if someone is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-m-very-sensitive-in-real-life-i-cannot-not-cry-if-someone-around-me/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [When 'Tree of Life' went to Cannes, all the interviewers were asking me about my favorite actors and actresses because I was new to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/when-tree-of-life-went-to-cannes-all-the-interviewers-were-asking-me/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [Some people think I've had a nose job. I've never had anything like that done, but I have no judgement of anyone that does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/some-people-think-i-ve-had-a-nose-job-i-ve-never-had-anything-like/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [Green tea throughout the day is the healthiest thing I've discovered for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/green-tea-throughout-the-day-is-the-healthiest-thing-i-ve-discovered/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [To stand together against homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist agendas. I’m an optimist and I can’t help but feel hopeful about the future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/to-stand-together-against-homophobic-sexist-misogynistic-anti-semitic/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [My favourite smell is the smell of cut grass, and the sound of sprinklers going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/my-favourite-smell-is-the-smell-of-cut-grass-and-the-sound-of/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/before-it-was-just-about-making-the-films-and-now-it-s-releasing-them/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [I spent a lot of the last five years on a set, and every once in a while you take stock of your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-spent-a-lot-of-the-last-five-years-on-a-set-and-every-once-in-a/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [I don't want to torture anything. It's about trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the world... While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-don-t-want-to-torture-anything-it-s-about-trying-to-live-a-life/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [As an actor, I have a lot of fear, thinking that if I speak my mind, or something that feels like it deviates from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/as-an-actor-i-have-a-lot-of-fear-thinking-that-if-i-speak-my-mind-or/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [I no longer think in terms of, Ooh, this is a great role and what is it going to do for - actually, I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-no-longer-think-in-terms-of-ooh-this-is-a-great-role-and-what-is-it/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [We have grown up watching women be used as props on a man's journey. It's not our fault that that's what we saw as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/we-have-grown-up-watching-women-be-used-as-props-on-a-man-s-journey/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) > [I'm the unknown everyone's already sick of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-m-the-unknown-everyone-s-already-sick-of/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/female-character/jessica-chastain/#itemlist", "name": "4 Female character Quotes By Jessica Chastain", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For the most part, I was surprised by the representation of female characters onscreen. 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