Female Characters Quotes
44 quotes by 41 authors
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I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life.
— Ryan Gosling
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When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a…
— Vera Farmiga
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Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity, we need it to stand…
— Joss Whedon
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I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are ‘the poor heartbroken girl.’ That’s why I’m…
— Gal Gadot
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I'm really attracted to strong women. Let me rephrase that, I'm really attracted to strong female characters.
— Portia de Rossi
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Women are always murdered and maimed, and they’re never given their rightful place as lead characters! And I think [creator Michael Hirst] has just written…
— Clive Standen
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It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak…
— Jessica Chastain
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I don't think there's any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you talk to them. If you lived in a monastery and…
— Ken Follett
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I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male…
— Curtis Sittenfeld
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None of the male characters are as powerful or as interesting as the four central female characters. The men work best as representations of the…
— Norman Buckley
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Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my…
— Sara Sheridan
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Here's my feeling: For everyone, men and women, it's important to be a feminist. It's important to have female characters. It's wonderful for women to…
— Mindy Kaling
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Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing. You say that…
— Helen Mirren
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I firmly believe in and support everyone's right to freedom of artistic expression. STEEL MAGNOLIAS is my artistic expression, and it is my right to…
— Robert Harling
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I've always had difficulties with female characters.
— John le Carre
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There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're…
— Ellen Pompeo
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I…
— Rachael Taylor
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As a writer, as much as I try, I can't stop writing female characters. They have so much more to offer; they have to wear…
— Tate Taylor
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I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write a story with…
— Joan D. Vinge
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There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.
— Vera Farmiga
Who Wrote These Female Characters Quotes
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