Aliens Quote by Olivia Wilde

I feel like one of the most successful heroines in science-fiction cinema is Sigourney Weaver in 'Aliens' - I love her, and as a…

— Gareth Edwards

“Today, names of screenwriters like Zoe Akins, Jeanie Macpherson, Beulah Marie Dix, Lenore Coffee, Anita Loos, June Mathis, Bess Meredyth, Jane Murfin, Adela Rogers…

— Cari Beauchamp

You know, Mamet is not a huge writer of female parts. Most of his movies don't even have women in them, so I'm lucky…

— Elle Macpherson

In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be…

— Sanaa Lathan

I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth…

— Judy Davis

Lars von Trier is very, very, very clever about women. He gives the woman a space that I don't know any filmmaker does. Because…

— Chantal Akerman

I used to watch 'Aliens', and I just found Sigourney Weaver's character so empowering.

— Katie Melua

I feel when an actress gets to play a title role and that too in a female-centric film, it is good for the whole…

— Mallika Sherawat

Tennessee Williams is an incredible writer for women because, in many ways, his women characters are him. He writes so passionately.

— Laila Robins

The film industry sees the writer as fungible: The thinking goes, As long as we have Brad Pitt and all this money, we have…

— Melissa Rosenberg

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

— Julianna Margulies

“When I was a kid I adored Katharine Hepburn, especially when she played Jo, the ballsy sister in Little Women. All the kids in…

— Ray Hagen