Books Quote by Jodie Comer

What you have to understand about period drama is that it's 'history light.

— Julian Fellowes

Really complicated, interesting women at the centre of very, very well written dramas - and that's what floats my boat.

— Lesley Sharp

Women need to tell their stories from their experiences, and that may not mean that it would be all stories with women as protagonists.

— Parvathy

Most period drama is so earnest. A lot of it is about making yourself take seriously things you wouldn't normally.

— Joe Thomas

A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.

— Emily Blunt

With fiction, the works of women are often over-interpreted as autobiography, especially when the main character is a woman, especially if she is seen…

— Kate Zambreno

It's always shocking when you see a modern woman in a period story line. It doesn't make sense.

— Florence Pugh

Period dramas have their own challenges. One must work hard to ensure that you don't just embrace the character you are playing, you also…

— Mohit Raina

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as…

— Gao Xingjian

“Feminist narrative theory notes that for most of literary history there's been an imbalance between men's and women's stories. Male characters go out into…

— Laurie Frankel

It's hard to find really original, compelling works of fiction, for women especially. I find that these true life stories about these women that…

— Hilary Swank

I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ].

— Megan Chance