Aggression Quote by Jerry Lewis

There were never that many women stand-up comics in the past because the power to make people laugh is also a power that gets…

— Gloria Steinem

When I started watching comedy there was a lot of negativity about women; a lot of comics were spewing out aggressive, violent and negative…

— Sara Pascoe

I understand why so many female comics quit or change their path, because it is hard. It's hard to be a comedian, and people…

— Amy Schumer

Comics are so full of amazing work. And I can't look at a drawing of a woman without thinking of, for instance, Wallace Wood…

— Frank Miller

Often, in books, I find female power to be cartoonish - power is a process, an evolution - it has responsibilities. It's not as…

— Deborah Harkness

When I started out, some women comics were jealous of other women comics, thinking, "If she gets "The Tonight Show," I can't." My philosophy…

— Rosie O'Donnell

I'm always surprised at the negative response to the women in my books who are openly ambitious or experience aggression.

— Megan Abbott

There's a thing that creeps into this conversation ... that if you complain about the depiction of women [in comics], it becomes, 'Well, but…

— Kelly Sue DeConnick

Women want to be superheroes, and men want to do them.

— Famke Janssen

It's very hard for a woman in comedy. It's hard for women to be bold and not care what anyone, particularly men, think. Maybe…

— Margaret Cho

Aggressive female icons have been chronically demeaned... It's fine for male artists to be angry - they're encouraged to outwardly express their aggression -…

— Lydia Lunch

To a female superhero her sexiness is not the most important thing about her, it's her mind, her spirit, and when I look at…

— Jessica Chastain