Female character Quote by Haley Bennett

Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an imitation of…

— Tessa Thompson

I do see a lot of roles that are, like, the girlfriend or the love interest or the girl next door. Maybe not totally…

— Natalia Dyer

So many women characters are extensions of male fantasy.

— Viola Davis

We're so used to seeing women in movies about a romance where they don't seem to have any inner fortitude. They're completely defined by…

— Susanna Fogel

I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male…

— Miranda Otto

We live in a culture that does not encourage women to be epic heroes of their own Big Stories but the mothers and lovers…

— Justine Musk

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

The female characters in my books tend to be independent, frisky, spunky, witty, emotionally strong, erotically daring, spiritually oriented and intellectually generous; in short,…

— Tom Robbins

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

— Zooey Deschanel

I do find it sometimes that people project their own feelings on to the characters and I think that there is a certain amount…

— Matthew Weiner

I find women as writers and as characters are operating within narrow confines. They inherit a kind of ghetto of the soul. I'm trying…

— Kate Braverman

A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything.

— Woody Allen