Humor Quote by Jason Biggs

I've grown up well, partly because there weren't great girls' literature - Nancy Drew, maybe - but there weren't things. So there was Huck…

— Meryl Streep

The stronger the participation of the female characters, the better the movie. They knew that in the old days, when women stars were equally…

— Clint Eastwood

We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were written for…

— Monica Bellucci

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or…

— Derek Jacobi

But it also became the experience, or was the experience, of the writers who were attracted to this kind of humor. They're all men…

— Norman Lear

It was quite a macho world I grew up in, but it was always cheeky and funny, and the women were the ones in…

— Lynne Ramsay

I had the best time making Mean Girls, that was a fun bunch of ladies. I was given a lot of creative freedom as…

— Amy Poehler

It was not until Web comics that I saw stories about women and stories by women and things that were aimed specifically at female…

— Noelle Stevenson

Because I had some roles that resonated with women, I immediately noticed that there were far more male characters than female characters in what…

— Geena Davis

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

— Emily Giffin

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

— Zooey Deschanel

I think that comic books have appealed to female readers for years.

— Marjorie Liu