Boring Quote by Elisabeth Moss

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect…

— Emily Giffin

I think I'm drawn to female characters partly because they don't have as easy or as obvious a relationship to power in society, and…

— Todd Haynes

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,…

— Ellen Pompeo

The characters that I want to play are interesting women. I don't care if they're good women or bad women or vulnerable women or…

— Gwendoline Christie

I guess the characters I play may be at the more destructive edge of the spectrum, more damaged or whatever, but I find a…

— Lili Taylor

Whether consciously or unconsciously, I felt myself drawn to writing a female character who was pretty flawed and not very virtuous or wonderful or…

— Leni Zumas

To me idealized characters are so boring to play, especially having grown up in the classical theater. That's a great experience, but as a…

— Annette Bening

I don't like the idea of playing a one-dimensional character who is just fearless, strong, and killer and has instincts and just thrives in…

— Evangeline Lilly

What I'm mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That's something I feel strongly about and have…

— Callie Khouri

Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always…

— Tessa Thompson

A lot of times, female characters - particularly the villains - come off as very one-dimensional. They get the short shrift in that they're…

— Paul Dini

I love flawed female characters, duking it out.

— Lena Dunham