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 Art Copy Share Image
The motto of my institute has always been, 'If they can see it, they can be it.' And it's literally true. If… — Geena Davis Change Copy Share Image
I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century. — Geena Davis 21st century Copy Share Image
So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think… — Geena Davis Female Copy Share Image
I do like the process of producing. Later in my career, like when I had the TV show, I was a producer… — Geena Davis Career Copy Share Image
When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed… — Geena Davis Acting 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 Clothes Copy Share Image
I had very, very bad self-esteem - that I was a fake, everybody was going to find out, that I didn't deserve… — Geena Davis Deserve 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… — Geena Davis Feminist Copy Share Image
I was once up for a part, and the male star was also producing the movie. They were talking about meeting with… — Geena Davis Dinner Copy Share Image
I remember very distinctly being so tall I didn't fit sleeves, so I ended up modeling lingerie and bathing suits, sleeveless stuff,… — Geena Davis Bathing Copy Share Image
I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find… — Geena Davis Action Copy Share Image
When I was a model, actually, for a little while, my friend that I worked with a lot, she had horrible self-esteem… — Geena Davis Attractive Copy Share Image
When I started out, maybe because I did Thelma & Louise early on - but people were always asking, "Are things better… — Geena Davis Asking Copy Share Image
The only time I got the absolute most insanely nervous in my life was at the Olympic trials, because archery is a… — Geena Davis Absolutes 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 Assuming Copy Share Image
One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot… — Geena Davis Always Copy Share Image
Identifying with a character is one of the best parts of seeing a movie, but as women, we've had to train ourselves… — Geena Davis Best Copy Share Image
What I didn't realize until much later, in hindsight, was I had subconsciously been choosing projects where the woman was in charge… — Geena Davis Destiny 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 Binge Copy Share Image
I do have a very chill - I can watch all my movies. A lot of people don't like to watch their… — Geena Davis Chill Copy Share Image
I was really lucky that I had an aunt who was very inspiring to me. She was different than anybody in my… — Geena Davis Aunt Copy Share Image
We're showing kids a world that is very scantily populated with women and female characters. They should see female characters taking up… — Geena Davis Characters Copy Share Image
I don't really bust anybody publicly. It's much more efficient if I can impact the creators. So that's what we do. It's… — Geena Davis Creator Copy Share Image
The creators of kids' media had no idea they were leaving out that many female characters. They were in utter shock that… — Geena Davis Character Copy Share Image
Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows... I think there could be room for two quite… — Geena Davis Cop 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 Citizens 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]… — Geena Davis Feminism 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 Being the best Copy Share Image
Certainly 'Wonder Woman' needed to be made, and I'm so beyond thrilled with how it came out. I met Patty Jenkins, and… — Geena Davis Always Copy Share Image
My whole theory about why I couldn’t find any creators who realized they were leaving out female characters is because they were… — Geena Davis Character Copy Share Image
The thing I noticed, have learned the most about directors, is: when they're very confident in themselves, they're open to creativity from… — Geena Davis Creativity Copy Share Image
When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting… — Geena Davis Believe Copy Share Image
I would say how important it is that we stop teaching kids, from the beginning, that boys are more important than girls.… — Geena Davis 21st century Copy Share Image
I realized that in all the sectors of society where there's a huge gender disparity, the one place that can be fixed… — Geena Davis Board members 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 Knows Copy Share Image
We have it in our heads that women only need to take up a certain amount of space and then we've done… — Geena Davis Amount Copy Share Image
The big takeaway I got from 'Thelma & Louise' was the reaction of women who had seen the movie being so profound,… — Geena Davis Big Copy Share Image
I get the feeling that characters are written female when they have to be, and all the other characters are male, and… — Geena Davis Best 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 Binge 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 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)
![“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)
![“The thing I noticed, have learned the most about directors, is: when they're very confident in themselves, they're open to creativity from other people. If they're scared or nervous, then they shut off and nobody's ideas [count].” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/191/geena-davis-2583_creativity_the-thing-i-noticed-have-learned-the-mos_553934.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/img-quotes/dc6/geena-davis-2583_binge_when-i-started-watching-breaking-bad-i-b_1424848.jpg)