Balanced Quote by Jennifer Lee

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

— Cheo Hodari Coker

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

I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

— L. J. Smith

There is so much room for gender-neutral characters.

— Ruth Bradley

All the roles are for boys. The girls' roles are either small or all the same. There's just nothing interesting.

— Christina Ricci

One of the great things about 'Girls' is that each of these characters really does represent a human being. There are definitely relatable aspects…

— Andrew Rannells

I do not think that when I write a female character, I intend to reflect my thoughts on gender equality, but I always make…

— Sriram Raghavan

I think as women we've always been very used to growing up reading and identifying with male protagonists, especially in fantasy. There's a saying…

— Cassandra Clare

I just write characters, and somehow they happen to be a boy and a girl. When the story is put together, and their characters…

— Imtiaz Ali

When I work on a piece I always think if there is an abundance of male characters which one could we change to a…

— Barbara Crampton

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

— Todd Haynes

My idea is to write a story where every character is well etched out, irrespective of their gender. Because they all are human beings…

— Sriram Raghavan