Far Quote by Jurnee Smollett-Bell

A lot of the scripts I read and the characters I get are 'the girl' in romantic films, and I don't know how comfortable…

— Mamie Gummer

I read so many scripts, and it's not really exciting to just be the girlfriend.

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Females want other females to be really strong, so there are a whole lot of scripts that are basically just male parts renamed as…

— Kristen Stewart

There have been a few times when I've read a script and it's really cool but the girl character's just kind of pathetic. It's…

— Emily Browning

These kinds of scripts telling the stories of women are very rare.

— Shin Min-a

So many times, you get sent scripts where it's, like, the token chick, where the woman is just there to serve the man in…

— Bel Powley

You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background.

— Haley Bennett

Often, I'll read a script and the female character's an extension or serves some sort of purpose in terms of the male character's narrative…

— Andrea Riseborough

It is a difficult one, as you get scripts where women are just objects.

— Imogen Poots

Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it's great to find richer roles. Chalk and…

— Jessica Brown Findlay

Relationship movies are often made for a female audience.

— Roman Coppola

I was offered a part in the stage version of 'Calendar Girls,' but the part is so predictable. It just makes me angry when…

— Toyah Willcox