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title: "2 Female character Quotes By Tessa Thompson"
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> [Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always want to play strong female characters. I think I just want to play characters that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/even-while-i-m-really-interested-in-playing-female-characters-that/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/tessa-thompson-15914_always_even-while-i-m-really-interested-in-play_250362.jpg)

> [Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an imitation of what a woman is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/oftentimes-in-films-the-female-character-if-she-s-not-the-protagonist/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/tessa-thompson-15914_character_oftentimes-in-films-the-female-character_2657687.jpg)

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## More by Tessa Thompson

> [I was gregarious as a kid, but I think the idea of actually getting to know people, I'm just shy. It sort of takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-was-gregarious-as-a-kid-but-i-think-the-idea-of-actually-getting-to/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [Media truly has the power to create and shift culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/media-truly-has-the-power-to-create-and-shift-culture/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I'm someone that likes to not think too binary about human qualities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-m-someone-that-likes-to-not-think-too-binary-about-human-qualities/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/even-while-i-m-really-interested-in-playing-female-characters-that/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> ['Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/veronica-mars-was-my-first-job-and-for-some-reason-my-character/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I'm really excited about this generation of young women that can look at a screen and see some brown people in space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-m-really-excited-about-this-generation-of-young-women-that-can-look/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I guess I'm sort of just a glutton for having moments when I can just do whatever I want to, which sounds terrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-guess-i-m-sort-of-just-a-glutton-for-having-moments-when-i-can-just/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton Story,' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-m-sort-of-obsessed-with-harlem-just-its-history-my-father-did-the/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I grew up listening to a lot of Massive Attack and Portishead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-grew-up-listening-to-a-lot-of-massive-attack-and-portishead/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I think when any one kind of film does well, it creates a precedent and paves the way for more like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-think-when-any-one-kind-of-film-does-well-it-creates-a-precedent/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-grew-up-as-a-kid-looking-at-artists-like-david-bowie-and-prince-i/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [What was so exciting for me about Wakanda and seeing 'Black Panther' was how incredible the women were in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/what-was-so-exciting-for-me-about-wakanda-and-seeing-black-panther/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [It's so rare to have an ensemble cast of women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/it-s-so-rare-to-have-an-ensemble-cast-of-women/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [Cultural change always precedes political change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/cultural-change-always-precedes-political-change/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

> [I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-thompson/i-think-we-just-need-to-have-a-demand-for-fresh-and-nuanced-movies/)

[Tessa Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-thompson/)

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