Character Quote by Megan Griffiths

There aren't a lot of movies being made about women, period. Most of the time, the roles that are available are the sidekick, the…

— Zoe Kazan

Women are really complex and totally enigmatic. Humans are really complex, but in film, we've only ever seen that with men. We've seen antiheroes…

— Andrea Riseborough

I think all of my male characters, I suppose, in all of my films, they're not necessarily the traditional version of masculinity.

— Andrew Haigh

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

— Julianna Margulies

It's not that I only want to make films about women, but from my experience, I have been very interested in the women who…

— Sebastian Lelio

Because I had some roles that resonated with women, I immediately noticed that there were far more male characters than female characters in what…

— Geena Davis

Most people view female directors as female only, that we only deal with women's issues and women characters. Although most of my films have…

— Shahad Ameen

For the most part, I was surprised by the representation of female characters onscreen. I do hope that when we include more female storytellers,…

— Jessica Chastain

There's nothing new about women playing pivotal parts or title roles in films. Women in strong characters have always been accepted. It has been…

— Parineeti Chopra

Most films these days are men's stories. Women are for add-on romance. That's very hard.

— Uma Thurman

I am not one to go for traditional female roles, because I don't think traditionally female characters are very interesting, and I don't think…

— Jessica Chastain

Identifying with a character is one of the best parts of seeing a movie, but as women, we've had to train ourselves to experience…

— Geena Davis