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> [The motto of my institute has always been, 'If they can see it, they can be it.' And it's literally true. If we show something on-screen, it will change what happens in real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/the-motto-of-my-institute-has-always-been-if-they-can-see-it-they-can/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/geena-davis-2583_change_the-motto-of-my-institute-has-always-bee_1521683.jpg)

> [The film festival is in a town in Arkansas, a quintessentially American town with a little town square. It's to champion women and diversity in all media, so TV, movies, eventually, digital, whatever you get into. That's the goal. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/the-film-festival-is-in-a-town-in-arkansas-a-quintessentially/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/geena-davis-2583_arkansas_the-film-festival-is-in-a-town-in-arkans_2732650.jpg)

## Other authors on Institute

## More by Geena Davis

> [In advertisements for your favorite products, are women denigrated or objectified in some way? All of that is important. I would rewrite my kids'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/in-advertisements-for-your-favorite-products-are-women-denigrated-or/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/women-are-in-many-ways-second-class-citizens-in-the-united-states-in/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/rosie-knows-how-to-play-ball-she-s-an-athlete-for-sure/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I'm very competitive, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-m-very-competitive-i-think/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [Film roles really did start to dry up when I got into my 40s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/film-roles-really-did-start-to-dry-up-when-i-got-into-my-40s/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [You can't snap your fingers, and suddenly half of Congress is women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/you-can-t-snap-your-fingers-and-suddenly-half-of-congress-is-women/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [On film, you can't do it over again. And you do have to stop shooting at a certain point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/on-film-you-can-t-do-it-over-again-and-you-do-have-to-stop-shooting/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-remember-when-a-league-of-their-own-was-coming-out-in-92-when-i-was/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/behind-the-cameras-there-s-a-different-problem-which-i-think-is-not/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-was-so-tall-in-high-school-that-i-was-convinced-that-i-was/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/we-all-know-the-huge-problem-there-is-with-entertainment-in-general/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/that-s-the-really-frustrating-thing-but-also-the-fixable-thing-my/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-watch-very-little-television-actually-there-s-so-many-shows-i-want/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I never intended to become a data head. I could never have predicted it would play such an important role in my life. Yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-never-intended-to-become-a-data-head-i-could-never-have-predicted/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [They called and said, "I know we're not supposed to even tell you, but you've been offered to play the President." And I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/they-called-and-said-i-know-we-re-not-supposed-to-even-tell-you-but/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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