Characters Quote by Sharon Lawrence

Women are so appallingly represented in movies.

— Olly Alexander

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

— Julianna Margulies

I come from a space where I wouldn't say all, but most of the films have really shortchanged women. I don't mean just the…

— Zoya Akhtar

Our films are now portraying the real woman of today, and thankfully, female characters are pretty close to reality. This is a welcome change,…

— Supriya Pathak

Women are half the population of the world, and yet there are so few female characters on-screen.

— Geena Davis

There are more films which are being written around women.

— Athiya Shetty

Women have initiated the change all by themselves. The credit goes to them. Men have had no role to play in the rise in…

— Shoojit Sircar

I really feel like the proper representation of women, in TV and film, is really important and vital.

— Kylie Bunbury

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

My films are often characterized by the lack of women present in them, except for this last one [Once Upon a Time in America].

— Sergio Leone

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

American commercial cinema has long been dominated by men, but I don’t think there has ever been another time when women have been as…

— Manohla Dargis