Driven Quote by Jillian Hervey

It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable.

— Frances McDormand

I always try to bring a certain masculine presence to what I do. That is part of the dynamic.

— Mekhi Phifer

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

I never really think about my gender, first and foremost - until a door is closed to you. Until you can see a parallel…

— Cate Blanchett

I relate to that idea of not necessarily seeking out 'interesting female roles,' but 'this character, this role, who happens to be a woman,…

— Phillipa Soo

I'm always playing mostly the nice girl or the victim. I think it's perhaps what directors think about me.

— Anna Karina

I'm attracted to strong female roles: females that aren't necessarily defined by their relationships with men.

— Shari Sebbens

I still believe a little bit that changing gender roles have hurt relationships.

— Kenya Barris

When I realised that what I do really well is play women who are tough and vulnerable, it was a moment of clarity. Many…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

Sometimes it's more difficult to exist as a female lead, especially in action movies because all those men are around you. They take so…

— Monica Bellucci

But I have on occasion suddenly realised that some men feel slightly threatened by, or slightly baffled by, or confused by, possibly even now,…

— Cressida Dick

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