Arcs Quote by Bea Arthur

I saw myself as Joan of Arc.

— Maureen O'Hara

The media had built my perception of being a strong woman because of my personal life. I wanted to play the damsel in distress,…

— Neena Gupta

I actually thought I was casting for a very small role, maybe a cameo role. I wasnt really sure what it was and then…

— Rosie Huntington Whiteley

I would hope that people didn't think I was anything like Joan! It's very hard for me because Joan says such cruel things all…

— Christina Hendricks

Anne hated the idea of putting me down in front of the audience.

— Jerry Stiller

It was so fascinating to be a part of this, because as the women took on these central roles that had all the good…

— Olivia Wilde

I got the role I loved the most at a point in my career when most women are being phased out.

— Candice Bergen

I didn't want [actress] just to be a woman standing at the window, waving hello and goodbye to men as they came and went…

— Sergio Leone

The first time I remember women reacting to me was when we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were literally trying to climb through…

— Paul Newman

I was thrust into a really lofty, enviable, but isolated position with 'Princess Diaries' in that I could carry a film before I really…

— Anne Hathaway

I knew it was going to be important that if I had an audience understand who she was, then all those things had to…

— Kate Winslet

If I had chosen to act only as a heroine then I would have disappeared from the scene long ago. So, I decided to…

— Manorama