Character Quote by Ken Follett

I never write thinking, 'What would a woman do?' any more than I think, 'What would a man do?' It comes down to what…

— Michael Connelly

Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an imitation of…

— Tessa Thompson

“I thought about writing the character as male, but then I would be forced to portray him as a woman in a man's body.”

— Chris Stocking

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the…

— Ken Follett

There has to be this balance of reality for a woman. I don't want to play women who just serve a purpose for the…

— Kristen Bell

What's the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human.

— Nicole Holofcener

The problem I have these days is that women are often cast in a role - as a police officer, for example - and…

— Kathy Bates

If woman had no existence save in the fiction written by men, one would imagine her a person of the utmost importance; very various;…

— Virginia Woolf

It sometimes looks as though woman would not be woman unless man insisted upon it, since she tends so markedly to be just a…

— Florida Scott-Maxwell

It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm…

— Carrie Coon

I think it's very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be.

— Anne Enright

If woman had no existence save in the fiction written by men, one would imagine her a person of utmost importance; very various; heroic…

— Virginia Woolf