Ridiculously - fortunately - my first job was with Dustin Hoffman. I had a little part in this movie called Tootsie. And… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
After a couple of rehearsals and a couple of takes, Sydney Pollack says, "Come here. Why are you not nervous?" And I… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I don't know how in the twenty-first century we can possibly justify not showing girls things that they can aspire to, and… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I meet Susan [Saradon], and she was amazing. We sit down to go through the script [Thelma & Louise]. I swear, I… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
[My aunt] took me to my first play, too, which was dinner theater. I don't know if they have that in England,… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
An eye-opening moment in my life, a very defining moment, was the first time I met Susan Sarandon [before shooting Thelma &… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
In advertisements for your favorite products, are women denigrated or objectified in some way? All of that is important. I would rewrite my kids'… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Women are in many ways second-class citizens in the United States in 2016, because of the way that we're portrayed in popular culture. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
On film, you can't do it over again. And you do have to stop shooting at a certain point. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Behind the cameras, there's a different problem, which I think is not unconscious gender bias. It's probably categorized more as conscious gender bias. Because… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
That's the really frustrating thing, but also the fixable thing. My theory why no one notices is that that's the [women's roles] ratio thing… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
![“After a couple of rehearsals and a couple of takes, Sydney Pollack says, "Come here. Why are you not nervous?" And I [say], "Do you think it would be better if I was nervous?" And he says, "No, it's just I can't understand it - how you would be first time on a set, you're acting, when he flubs his…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/052/geena-davis-2583_acting_after-a-couple-of-rehearsals-and-a-coupl_1825989.jpg)
![“I meet Susan [Saradon], and she was amazing. We sit down to go through the script [Thelma & Louise]. I swear, I think it was page one - she says, "So my first line, I don't think we need that line. Or we could put it on page two. Cut this ..." And I was just like ... My jaw was to the ground.” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/889/geena-davis-2583_cutting_i-meet-susan-saradon-and-she-was-amazing_2081446.jpg)
![“[My aunt] took me to my first play, too, which was dinner theater. I don't know if they have that in England, but you eat a dinner while you watch a play. And she ordered a glass of wine. I was like, "Oh my God. This is, like, the most sophisticated thing I have ever done."” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1bd/geena-davis-2583_aunt_my-aunt-took-me-to-my-first-play-too-whi_3042814.jpg)
![“An eye-opening moment in my life, a very defining moment, was the first time I met Susan Sarandon [before shooting Thelma & Louise]. We were going to meet, just Ridley [Scott] and Susan and I, to go through the script and see if we had any thoughts or ideas. I was reading the script, and in the…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43e/geena-davis-2583_defining_an-eye-opening-moment-in-my-life-a-very_3188941.jpg)
![“That's the really frustrating thing, but also the fixable thing. My theory why no one notices is that that's the [women's roles] ratio thing they grew up with. It's just been that way forever, so they don't see it.” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/934/geena-davis-2583_forever_that-s-the-really-frustrating-thing-but_195125.jpg)