Always Quote by Noelle Stevenson

The sci-fi genre just happens to have a lot of really great characters for women.

— Jewel Staite

Most of the female characters I admire come from science fiction and fantasy, maybe because there's more permission to shake up gender roles in…

— Leigh Bardugo

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

So many women characters are extensions of male fantasy.

— Viola Davis

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

One of the most interesting female characters I've written about was Meg Riddoch, the lead character in 'The Thompson Gunner'.

— Nick Earls

I do see a lot of roles that are, like, the girlfriend or the love interest or the girl next door. Maybe not totally…

— Natalia Dyer

I don't believe in distinguishing between single-heroine films or those that have more than one female protagonist.

— Pooja Batra

You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background.

— Haley Bennett

I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; particularly the women characters.

— Gilbert Hernandez

Though the characters I have played are all very different, they are all strong, interesting women.

— Shruti Haasan

I am looking for strong characters rather than being just a pretty girl. Actresses can do so much more than looking good.

— Disha Patani