Alive Quote by Jessica Williams

“I edit myself into a boldness that is neither native or foreign to me. At times I grow tired of this approach, and all…

— Maggie Nelson

“Still, far too often girls are given the message that their bodies, their lives, and their femaleness must be apologized for. Have you noticed…

— Christiane Northrup

“One only has to read interviews with outstanding women to hear them apologizing”

— Monique Wittig

“Why do women say "I'm sorry" so much? One of my favorite self-love sermons is this: Resist saying 'I'm sorry' so often. You are…

— Abiola Abrams

I think, so many times in society, women are expected to behave a certain way. You are raised to say 'sorry' and 'excuse me',…

— Stephanie Beatriz

There are more women editors than people realise. I think we're more able to keep our eye on what the film needs. Between men,…

— Thelma Schoonmaker

You can have a lot of destruction, but in a realistic female movie, the women are going to be aware of that destruction and…

— Susanna Fogel

It's always a shock to the people who run studios when a movie that is for women is a hit. They have an infinite…

— Nora Ephron

In a lot of roles, strong women feel like they need to apologize. But men don't need to apologize for being ruthless and women…

— Rodrigo Santoro

I love women who don't apologize.

— Nahnatchka Khan

I think a lot of the time, the studio system is so compelled to kowtow to its fear that women are not going to…

— Diane Lane

Women are so appallingly represented in movies.

— Olly Alexander