I used to be very unathletic. I was always so gangly and self-conscious about my height. I had convinced myself I was… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
So many female characters are the girlfriend of the person having the adventure. I want to play baseball, I don't want to… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
If we show fictional characters doing cool stuff, then girls will want to be it in real life. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Everything I do, I want to take it to the farthest possible degree. I can't just do something the plain way. I… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I always want a challenge. My whole career has been based on trying to avoid female characters that don't get to do… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
One thing is a fairly simple and straightforward thing. I don't long to direct. I really want to get some good parts. — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
It's okay if it takes two or three years for something really good to come along, but I don't want to wait… — 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 was all limbs and I was very convinced that I must be uncoordinated, so I didn't want to try any sports.… — 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
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
When I started watching Breaking Bad, I binge-watched it. I thought it was so good that I started to cry. It's the… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I told my parents when I was three that I wanted to be in movies. I don't know what I saw at… — 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
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
On film, you can't do it over again. And you do have to stop shooting at a certain point. — Geena Davis Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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… — Geena Davis Copy Share
I never intended to become a data head. I could never have predicted it would play such an important role in my life. Yet… — Geena Davis Copy Share
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,… — Geena Davis Copy Share
![“So many female characters are the girlfriend of the person having the adventure. I want to play baseball, I don't want to be the girlfriend of the one [who plays].” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/geena-davis-2583_adventure_so-many-female-characters-are-the-girlfr_2482477.jpg)
![“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/i/3a0/geena-davis-2583_being-the-best_when-i-got-pregnant-i-told-susan-sarando_1309368.jpg)
![“When I started watching Breaking Bad, I binge-watched it. I thought it was so good that I started to cry. It's the only time in my life I've been completely jealous, the only time. I was like, [imitates crying] "I want to do what Bryan Cranston gets to do. I want a part like that." [both laugh]…” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/geena-davis-2583_binge_when-i-started-watching-breaking-bad-i-b_1424848.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/i/43e/geena-davis-2583_defining_an-eye-opening-moment-in-my-life-a-very_3188941.jpg)