Actresses Quote by Carolyn Merchant

Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies.

— Kyra Sedgwick

Some actors don a woman's role briefly during the course of a film but they make it a point to appear as a man.

— Samuthirakani

There are so many female roles - particularly for young women - that are just somebody's girlfriend or somebody's daughter, or that are accessories…

— Hannah Murray

Actresses are required to perform the epitome of a certain type of femininity.

— Mackenzie Davis

What I wanted to do was put a woman of color, front and center, in my movie combining a lot of themes that were…

— Amma Asante

Nature meant woman to be her masterpiece.

— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Nature intended that woman should be her masterpiece.

— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

There was a very difficult time when a female hero was a man in a woman's body. 'Hunger Games' really changed that: a woman…

— Patty Jenkins

There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.

— Gaby Hoffmann

Why should I limit myself or drive myself towards a woman-centric film. Sometimes, the most interesting role is not that of the protagonist.

— Sonali Bendre

The artist beholds in nature more than she herself Nature is conscious of.

— Henry James

I'm not so fascinated by these ingenue roles. I tend to gravitate towards women in plays or shows or films that are more chaotic…

— Hari Nef