Action Quote by Tessa Thompson

I think that there's a tendency for actors who play strong women to have them take on all the worst characteristics of men, to…

— Carla Gugino

“If all superheroines were as indestructible as Superman, leaping across rooftops, smashing through windows, and flying through flames in a skimpy swimsuit wouldn't be…

— Mike Madrid

I think it's very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent storyline.

— Haley Bennett

I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.

— Kelly Reilly

To a female superhero her sexiness is not the most important thing about her, it's her mind, her spirit, and when I look at…

— Jessica Chastain

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

Hollywood usually doesn't have strong woman in films like that, and it's stupid, so for the most part they're usually being directed and written…

— Ryan Gosling

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of…

— William Moulton Marston

There's a thing that creeps into this conversation ... that if you complain about the depiction of women [in comics], it becomes, 'Well, but…

— Kelly Sue DeConnick

There are now superhero movies fronted by women, and I think directors generally are moving away from that stereotypical woman's role that is just…

— Eleanor Tomlinson

Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their…

— Vidya Balan

I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male…

— Miranda Otto