Almost Quote by Stieg Larsson

I have almost never been compared to male writers in any review. All women.

— Kate Zambreno

When I look at the list of my favorite works, writers who are women do tend to outnumber writers who are men for whatever…

— Rumaan Alam

I must confess I love female writers: Jane Austen, Isak Dinesen, Colette, Willa Cather, Dawn Powell, Joan Didion. I grew up on the Bronte…

— Anjelica Huston

Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance…

— Tamsin Egerton

Aaron Sorkin wrote me one of the best female roles on television, I think. He's a wonderful writer for all people. If he chooses…

— Allison Janney

There are a lot of women screenwriters, but they are obviously outnumbered by men. And it still is a very much male-dominated industry.

— Elizabeth Meriwether

I think that we're in a really amazing time, where there are really a lot of really fantastic female actresses and comedians. I imagine…

— Whitney Cummings

There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films…

— Gal Gadot

Nobody is surprised that women writers accurately represent male characters over and over again, no doubt because everybody knows that women understand men much…

— Peter Straub

“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

Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women…

— Jami Attenberg

There are a lot more female writers wanting to direct their own material and hopefully will be given the opportunity.

— Laura Dern