I think one of the things that is easy to have happened in a superhero story is that the female character, whether… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
Bechdel Test, was named for the comic strip it came from, penned by Alison Bechdel - but Bechdel credits a friend named… — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
I just started asking my friends if they had noticed. None of them - feminists, mothers, daughters - noticed until I pointed… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
The ratio of male to female characters in movies has been exactly the same since 1946. So if you've ever had people… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
People, you know, had trouble with the character. Mindy is not immediately likeable. She does and says a lot of things that… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
It was a great joy for me to develop a strong female character in the spirit of an Icelandic woman. Icelandic women… — Anita Briem Copy Share Image
I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be. — Elizabeth Hand Copy Share Image
“Whatever you guys call it. Man up. Get your panties out of a wad. Put on your big boy shorts. Grow a… — Cristin Harber Copy Share Image
“Whedon: Studios will tell you: A woman cannot headline an action movie. After The Hunger Games they might stop telling you that… — Joss Whedon 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 Copy Share Image
Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters. — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
Even if I have played female characters, nobody has ever teased my kids. — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
This is really funny, but we did a study of the occupations of female characters on TV, and there are so many… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
From its beginning, fan fiction has been written mostly by women. Originally, this was because of a dearth of interesting female characters… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it. — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
My daughter was a toddler. I had no idea there was anything wrong with kids' media.I started watching little preschool shows with… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
It so happens that the major relationships in the novel [The Kite Runner] are between men, dictated not by any sort of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life. — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women...… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the… — Rachael Taylor Copy Share Image
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
“Ô, the wine of a woman from heaven is sent, more perfect than all that a man can invent. When she came… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
It's a convention, but in horror movies the female characters usually tend to believe easier in a supernatural event. — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
You know, that kind of coldness, you know. And I think, yeah, I think that definitely helped. The female characters on the… — Matt Robinson Copy Share Image
