--- title: "12 Parts Women Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Parts Women quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Parts Women sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/lauren-graham-3440_girl_the-parts-for-women-you-re-either-like-t_1304006.jpg" --- > [The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-graham/the-parts-for-women-you-re-either-like-the-quietly-suffering-wife-or/) [Lauren Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/lauren-graham-3440_girl_the-parts-for-women-you-re-either-like-t_1304006.jpg) > [Television really does offer still great parts for women, cable in particular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/television-really-does-offer-still-great-parts-for-women-cable-in/) [Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/christine-lahti-23942_cable_television-really-does-offer-still-great_3187553.jpg) > [Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-clarkson/why-are-comedic-parts-for-women-the-exception-not-the-rule/) [Patricia Clarkson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-clarkson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/patricia-clarkson-14770_comedic_why-are-comedic-parts-for-women-the-exce_1877610.png) > [You get angry and frustrated wondering, 'Are there enough parts for women?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sissy-spacek/you-get-angry-and-frustrated-wondering-are-there-enough-parts-for/) [Sissy Spacek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sissy-spacek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/sissy-spacek-3393_angry_you-get-angry-and-frustrated-wondering-a_204156.png) > [I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-try-to-write-parts-for-women-that-are-as-complicated-and-2/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/nora-ephron-1217_complicated_i-try-to-write-parts-for-women-that-are_3081965.jpg) > [“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are." --Nora Ephron”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/i-try-to-write-parts-for-women-that-are-as-complicated-and/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/nora-ephron-1217_writing_i-try-to-write-parts-for-women-that-are_3038243.jpg) > [Most parts for women have them reacting to something a man has done. Women never instigate any action; they only react it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvette-mimieux/most-parts-for-women-have-them-reacting-to-something-a-man-has-done/) [Yvette Mimieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvette-mimieux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/yvette-mimieux-21554_action_most-parts-for-women-have-them-reacting_227396.jpg) > [I have noticed that there are fewer parts for women of a certain age. You hit a certain age, and undoubtedly there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-baxendale/i-have-noticed-that-there-are-fewer-parts-for-women-of-a-certain-age/) [Helen Baxendale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-baxendale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/helen-baxendale-6279_actress_i-have-noticed-that-there-are-fewer-part_2402656.jpg) > [You're always one of the only girls, because there are so many male writers, and there are not enough good parts for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-kirby/you-re-always-one-of-the-only-girls-because-there-are-so-many-male/) [Vanessa Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-kirby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/vanessa-kirby-7869_always_you-re-always-one-of-the-only-girls-beca_1293762.jpg) > [We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/geena-davis-2583_actors_we-all-know-the-huge-problem-there-is-wi_191975.jpg) > [If there's ever a woman who's smart, funny, or witty, people are afraid of that, so they don't write that. They only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-garr/if-there-s-ever-a-woman-who-s-smart-funny-or-witty-people-are-afraid/) [Teri Garr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-garr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/teri-garr-13679_feet_if-there-s-ever-a-woman-who-s-smart-funn_909682.jpg) > [I just want to say this. I love being a woman. I love playing a woman. I love being a whole and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/i-just-want-to-say-this-i-love-being-a-woman-i-love-playing-a-woman-i/) [Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/tracee-ellis-ross-8946_beautiful_i-just-want-to-say-this-i-love-being-a-w_2344715.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parts-women/#itemlist", "name": "Parts Women Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lauren Graham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-graham/the-parts-for-women-you-re-either-like-the-quietly-suffering-wife-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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