Female characters Quotes · Page 2

What's the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human.

— Nicole Holofcener

I have been very lucky that I never got typecast while playing female characters.

— Kiku Sharda

All too often, female characters, in particular, aren't multi-layered enough.

— Ruth Bradley

“What are you? The pregnant MacGyver?” “Best compliment I’ve had in a while.”

— Cristin Harber

Why shouldn't there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?

— Florence Pugh

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

— John le Carre

I think every woman character, every female character, has her own arc.

— Katheryn Winnick

Even if I have played female characters, nobody has ever teased my kids.

— Kiku Sharda

A lot of animated movies in the past have sort of relied on these archaic tropes on what the female characters in…

— Stephanie Beatriz

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

— Zooey Deschanel

“When no possessions keep us, when no countries contain us, and no time detains us, man becomes a heroic wanderer, and woman,…

— Roman Payne

I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.

— William Gibson

“You are not born to follow the society, you are born to inspire it - you are born to teach it -…

— Abhijit Naskar

Something happened to me when I wrote female characters in my early plays; it was a real liberation.

— Peter Hedges

“So, why do you write these strong female characters? Because you’re still asking me that question." [ Equality Now speech, May 15, 2006]”

— Joss Whedon

It's nice to see more of those meaty female characters emerging because so often in the industry, it's always about the males.

— Yvonne Strahovski

The shows which have strong female characters are long overdue. I think there should be more and I am glad to see…

— Oliver Stark

I am certainly proud to add 'Korra' to the pantheon of TV characters, which is perpetually sorely lacking in multifaceted female characters…

— Bryan Konietzko

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

It's difficult to make a movie about a complicated, non-traditional female character. We see a lot more movies with male characters who…

— Megan Griffiths

What I thought would be fun would be Squirrel Girl being this computer science student, working in STEM, because you don't see…

— Ryan North

“As male characters level up and become more powerful, their bodies become better protected and covered. In contrast, as female characters level…

— Nick Yee

I portray female characters, so I have the opportunity to change the way people look at them. Even if I wasn't consciously…

— Frances McDormand

Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing.…

— Helen Mirren

I wasn't into fairytales when I was little. I was of the generation of the earlier Disney films where many of the…

— Angelina Jolie

One of the things that's important for anybody adapting source material that is primarily a male buddy picture is to find ways…

— Bryan Fuller

Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity, we need…

— Joss Whedon

“I am no feminist. Even though the term "feminism" is founded upon the basic principle of gender equality, it possesses its own…

— Abhijit Naskar

Bechdel Test, was named for the comic strip it came from, penned by Alison Bechdel - but Bechdel credits a friend named…

— Alison Bechdel

“we as authors have been writing about people we aren't for forever. We find a way to empathise, we find a way…

— Adrienne Kress

“Ô, the wine of a woman from heaven is sent, more perfect than all that a man can invent. When she came…

— Roman Payne

There are a lot of female characters out there that, when they fall on hard times, they sort of stew in their…

— Ari Graynor

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

— Todd Haynes

I like anti-hero women. Negative female characters interest me.

— Leila Slimani

I love flawed female characters, duking it out.

— Lena Dunham

“Remember, for a society to truly progress we don't need woman or man, we need a fully-fledged human - nothing short of…

— Abhijit Naskar

When we create female characters, I think often there is a tendency to kind of make female characters emotionally bulletproof.

— Ashly Burch

“On Writing About Nora Hawks I write about a female character to try, in vain, to understand two things: the purpose of…

— Dennis R. Miller

From its beginning, fan fiction has been written mostly by women. Originally, this was because of a dearth of interesting female characters…

— Russell Smith

“The representation of women in the society, especially through mass media has been the most delusional act ever done on the grounds…

— Abhijit Naskar