Character Quote by Neena Gupta

I was raised by strong women, and the role models I had in music and cinema were strong, too - liberated and provocative.

— Yasmine Hamdan

My whole drive to be an actor was finding roles that I really believed represent modern women, the struggles that we deal with. Women…

— Reese Witherspoon

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

— Elizabeth Hand

I feel happy to play strong women because, as an audience member, I feel such characters inspire women when they are down.

— Aishwarya Lekshmi

I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life. That's my own reality, so it's…

— Ryan Gosling

Especially in entertainment geared toward young people, the women are much stronger than they used to be. There's not really the damsel in distress…

— Jessica Alba

I was fortunate to sell at a time of great sea change in the romance genre; suddenly heroines were allowed to be portrayed as…

— JoAnn Ross

I was shocked into the realization that I myself had played an unwitting role as a movie star and sex symbol in perpetrating the…

— Jane Fonda

When I realised that what I do really well is play women who are tough and vulnerable, it was a moment of clarity. Many…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

Growing up, it was difficult to find role models I could relate too. Mass media told me to emulate sexy singers or sexy actresses.…

— Lynsey Dyer

One of my passion is acting and breaking the stereotypes at the same time by choosing strong characters of what women are and can…

— Harnaaz Sandhu

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