Away Quote by Khandi Alexander

I guess there's a vulnerability in seeing a female character trying to get out of something really drastic.

— Elisha Cuthbert

I'm always surprised when people talk about strong female characters because I feel like we all are.

— Lotte Verbeek

I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be.

— Elizabeth Hand

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

— John le Carre

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 think people get confused: people think 'strong female characters' mean you need to play an action figure.

— Bel Powley

It's cool to be a female character who gets to be really strong and tough.

— Alexandra Daddario

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

— Todd Haynes

I think part of the pressure put on 'strong female characters' comes from the fact that there is so often 'the team girl,' who…

— Seanan McGuire

I guess the characters I play may be at the more destructive edge of the spectrum, more damaged or whatever, but I find a…

— Lili Taylor

I never really knew that I would be a lifer of strong female characters, but that seems to be the drops I'm being given,…

— Evan Daugherty

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of…

— William Moulton Marston