Character Quote by Elisha Cuthbert

It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable.

— Frances McDormand

There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away.

— Khandi Alexander

There is a different kind of vulnerability when a woman is directing

— Jane Campion

When a woman forsakes her vulnerability because she's been hurt or because she lives in a dangerous world or doesn't want to be used,…

— John Eldredge

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

When we create female characters, I think often there is a tendency to kind of make female characters emotionally bulletproof.

— Ashly Burch

“Why is female vulnerability still only acceptable when it's neuroticised and personal; when it feeds back on itself? Why do people still not get…

— Chris Kraus

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

There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.

— Vera Farmiga

Sometimes, as a young woman, you are boxed in more to playing characters that are emotional and vulnerable.

— Miranda Otto

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

People are afraid to show women with demons. But I think it's important for women to see flawed female characters. We're held to a…

— Riley Keough