21st century Quote by Geena Davis

For the most part, I was surprised by the representation of female characters onscreen. I do hope that when we include more female storytellers,…

— Jessica Chastain

I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.

— Geena Davis

The creators of kids' media had no idea they were leaving out that many female characters. They were in utter shock that the worlds…

— Geena Davis

It's nice to see more of those meaty female characters emerging because so often in the industry, it's always about the males.

— Yvonne Strahovski

It's difficult to make a movie about a complicated, non-traditional female character. We see a lot more movies with male characters who are at…

— Megan Griffiths

We're showing kids a world that is very scantily populated with women and female characters. They should see female characters taking up half the…

— Geena Davis

I just started asking my friends if they had noticed. None of them - feminists, mothers, daughters - noticed until I pointed it out.…

— Geena Davis

I don't see female characters as different or inferior to male characters.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

There is more for women in terms of character roles now. Judi Dench and Maggie Smith have constantly changed over the years and challenged…

— Imogen Poots

I feel like there is this resurgence of amazing roles for women. It's because TV is so good - there are amazing parts for…

— Molly Shannon

I think it's great to have a lot of shows that are featuring women in different kinds of characters, which wasn't so always.

— Lauren Ash

Our films are now portraying the real woman of today, and thankfully, female characters are pretty close to reality. This is a welcome change,…

— Supriya Pathak