Being Quote by Frances McDormand

I guess there's a vulnerability in seeing a female character trying to get out of something really drastic.

— Elisha Cuthbert

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

I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be.

— Elizabeth Hand

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

So much is made of good, strong roles for women. Actually, it's really interesting playing vul­nerable people as well.

— Jane Fonda

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

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

— Ashly Burch

Strong female characters - even if they don't necessarily make the same decisions that we might - make such great narrative material, especially when…

— Meg Cabot

Even good characters have their dark sides, and I think it is important that women aren't seen as innately good.

— Gillian Flynn

I really do love male characters, in some ways, for the fact that they get surprised when they're vulnerable. Women are more surprised by…

— Courtney A. Kemp

It's great to have female characters that have depth that you can explore instead of being the decoration or the girlfriend or the wife.

— Madchen Amick

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

— Todd Haynes