Action Quote by Poonam Dhillon

I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.

— Katee Sackhoff

It's only recently women got to be action heroes on TV. Progress is slow, and often non-existent. There's plenty of cool comics with female…

— Joss Whedon

Don't tell me women are not the stuff of heroes.

— Anonymous

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

The problem I have these days is that women are often cast in a role - as a police officer, for example - and…

— Kathy Bates

There is more for women in terms of character roles now. Judi Dench and Maggie Smith have constantly changed over the years and challenged…

— Imogen Poots

In books by women and for women, it should come as no surprise that heroines are the heroes of the action, finding themselves, their…

— Sarah MacLean

We haven't evolved a hero story that's female. We're always trying to fit women's stories into this male structure, which is this rising action,…

— Carrie Coon

“The Second World War created the need for a new generation of female heroes. Where could these women look for role models? The women…

— Kathryn J. Atwood

It is vital that women who have fought to get to the top, lend a hand to women coming after them - sharing their…

— Penny Mordaunt

For me, I believe that just seeing women be strong and tough is not answering the question of what a female hero looks like.…

— Brie Larson

Women often find great roles in revolution, simply because the rules fall apart and everyone has agency, anyone can act.

— Rebecca Solnit