Boring Quote by Debra Granik

Every time there's a really good story, there's women in it. We may not get as many roles, but the roles we get are…

— Sigourney Weaver

I relate to that idea of not necessarily seeking out 'interesting female roles,' but 'this character, this role, who happens to be a woman,…

— Phillipa Soo

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

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

As women write, produce and direct more content, the gaze with which stories are told will also become sensible. Female actors will make their…

— Tisca Chopra

I do see a lot of roles that are, like, the girlfriend or the love interest or the girl next door. Maybe not totally…

— Natalia Dyer

“Movies, more often than not, tell the stories of men as if men’s stories are the only stories that matter. When women are involved,…

— Roxane Gay

I feel that we should try and understand how we as women storytellers have often fallen into the mode of telling stories in the…

— Danae Elon

It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm…

— Carrie Coon

Women need to tell their stories from their experiences, and that may not mean that it would be all stories with women as protagonists.

— Parvathy

I used to worry about the lack of roles for women over 40. But suddenly, everyone has realised it's interesting to have a drama…

— Rachael Stirling

I feel I like portraying women-centric roles, since I can express pent-up frustrations and suppressed feelings lying deep inside a female soul.

— Rituparna Sengupta