Always Quote by Marianne Elliott

Why should I limit myself or drive myself towards a woman-centric film. Sometimes, the most interesting role is not that of the protagonist.

— Sonali Bendre

Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.

— Iain Banks

I'm not that bothered about the gender of a character, I'm happy to play anything. I'm much more interested in the psychology or positioning…

— Emma D'Arcy

I think women are very ambidextrous. We don't think twice about reading a book or a movie starring guys. But for guys, it's, like,…

— Gillian Flynn

I love working with male actors, and I think there's a tendency to write really interesting characters that would work solely alongside men where…

— Elisabeth Moss

I am very interested in female characters and bringing a new perspective to mediums where not necessarily that's been valued at all.

— Noelle Stevenson

I just always want to play people. I don't want it to be necessarily that you relate to the character as female or male,…

— Felicity Jones

My women characters should not exist only to play the 'love interest' of a male character.

— Sriram Raghavan

I feel that we should try and understand how we as women storytellers have often fallen into the mode of telling stories in the…

— Danae Elon

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

As an actor I need to satisfy the actor and performer within me. I will do woman-oriented roles if any come my way. However,…

— Regina Cassandra

I think as women we've always been very used to growing up reading and identifying with male protagonists, especially in fantasy. There's a saying…

— Cassandra Clare