Brain Quote by Gareth Edwards

I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life.

— Ryan Gosling

I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life. That's my own reality, so it's…

— Ryan Gosling

The sci-fi genre just happens to have a lot of really great characters for women.

— Jewel Staite

I love working with women - I love women - and we need more women directors. We need more feminine sensibilities in movies.

— Eric Roberts

Most of the female characters I admire come from science fiction and fantasy, maybe because there's more permission to shake up gender roles in…

— Leigh Bardugo

I used to watch 'Aliens', and I just found Sigourney Weaver's character so empowering.

— Katie Melua

In Alien, Sigourney Weaver's role was written for a man. In Salt, Angelina Jolie's role was written for Tom Cruise. These things, when reversed,…

— Olivia Wilde

There's always male roles I want to play. I'm so annoyed when I watch movies and go, "That could have been played by a…

— Jennifer Lawrence

Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.

— Iain Banks

I love directors who aren't going back to the stereotypes, who are helping write and create roles for women that are not in the…

— Sheryl Lee

I think the type of actor I am, I tend to play strong leading female characters. The shows I've been on happen to be…

— Alaina Huffman

I've worked with Lars von Trier on many films, and there's always a female character that's like an open wound - everything just pours…

— Stellan Skarsgard