For me, the banner that I want to wave in terms of giving a jump start to writers of any gender is… — Zawe Ashton Copy Share Image
It's not just about casting female protagonists. It's gotta be across the board throughout the industry. — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
I think boys don't always like to read books with female protagonist - I don't even know what to say about this. — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
We only see female protagonists who are likeable, with one cute flaw, such as adorable clumsiness. I'm fed up with it. — Catherine Reitman Copy Share Image
My female protagonist will not be this promiscuous, beautiful, dark-haired, thin lady. It will be a plump, blond, healer and so forth. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
We "chicks" have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Mathew McConaughey… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Out of 10 projects I get sent, seven or eight are female protagonists, and that's not the only thing I'm interested in. — Reed Morano Copy Share Image
I don't understand why people still behave as though making movies with female protagonists is risky, given that - hello - we… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Films with female protagonists don't attract many eyeballs. Most of them are perceived as feminist films. If Bollywood starts giving women major… — Bipasha Basu Copy Share Image
For the blockbusters, people were always telling me that if you write female protagonists, the boys won't go, so you have to… — Linda Woolverton Copy Share Image
I had a list of things that science fiction, particularly American science fiction, to me seemed to do with tedious regularity. One… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
It's not my business to remedy deaths! It's my business to tell stories. Lyra and the other heroines didn't come with placards… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Crime is a very hard genre to feminise. If you have a female protagonist she is going to be looking after her… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
In general, I've found female protagonists more intriguing to work with than males. I cherish women and have always preferred their company,… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
I'm always drawn to female stories with female protagonists, and I particularly yearn for more older actresses to take centre stage in 2018. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I really get fired up with female protagonists. I can really feel the difference in myself when I am writing a script… — Linda Woolverton Copy Share Image
I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in making movies only with female protagonists. I think it's ridiculous to think that a female director can't direct… — Elizabeth Banks Copy Share Image
