Character Quote by Claire Danes

I play Wendy Christensen, a high school senior. At the beginning of the movie, she's sort of a fun-loving, intelligent girl, independent, a bit…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Oftentimes, as women and women of color, we are put as supporting characters in other people's narratives. With 'Jessica James', she is the star…

— Jessica Williams

There have been a few times when I've read a script and it's really cool but the girl character's just kind of pathetic. It's…

— Emily Browning

I have not only played light-hearted roles, but many times, I end up playing this annoying girl in films.

— Nushrat Bharucha

The character is everything that I felt strongly against - she's superficial, materialistic, vain, amoral. She's all of these things and I realized that…

— Emma Watson

The funny thing is, the girls that I'm always up against for roles are pretty nice and cool, like Emma Watson. She's awesome.

— Amanda Seyfried

I was maybe one of two black kids in the drama department. It was, 'Well, you can't play this role because that guy has…

— Joe Morton

The character is everything that I felt really strongly against - she's superficial, materialistic, vain, amoral. She's all of these things, and I realised…

— Emma Watson

I never wanted to play a character that hated herself. I wanted people to know that those aren't the only roles for people like…

— Amber Riley

It's difficult to make a movie about a complicated, non-traditional female character. We see a lot more movies with male characters who are at…

— Megan Griffiths

I don't think it's a bad thing to play a character that's not necessarily a super-woman. Even if the character is a little bit…

— Megalyn Echikunwoke

Nobody wants to get into controversies, especially in the film industry. I do not wish to be a controversial girl. But sometimes you have…

— Karishma Tanna