I had told my agents that I never wanted to do an hour-long TV show. I said, "I'm not that stupid." Because… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I wish I knew who said it, but my favorite quote is, "If a person can do it, I can do it." — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
It's a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, "Stay here, not at… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
When I got pregnant, I told [Susan Sarandon ]. She said, "All right. I'm gonna tell you the thing to do when… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
They called and said, "I know we're not supposed to even tell you, but you've been offered to play the President." And… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I just started asking my friends if they had noticed. None of them - feminists, mothers, daughters - noticed until I pointed… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I met the former president of Iceland [Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir] once. I think she was president for, like, 16 years or something. She… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Nobody ever said, "Well if you want to be in movies, you should go to L.A." Everybody else was going to New… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I just passed on some a script that I was sent, because I said, "I haven't yet played the person staying home,… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I once read a quote that I think was Michelle Pfeiffer in an article, who said that she thought people went into… — 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
![“When I got pregnant, I told [Susan Sarandon ]. She said, "All right. I'm gonna tell you the thing to do when you're giving birth: Push like you're trying to win a prize, like you want to be the best patient he's ever had. He's going to give you a prize for winning that." So I did. [The doctor]…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a0/geena-davis-2583_being-the-best_when-i-got-pregnant-i-told-susan-sarando_1309368.jpg)
![“I met the former president of Iceland [Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir] once. I think she was president for, like, 16 years or something. She said she used to get letters from little boys saying, "Madam President, do you think it will ever be possible for a boy to be president?" Just like we assume that…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cab/geena-davis-2583_assuming_i-met-the-former-president-of-iceland-j_2084823.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)