Character Quote by Vera Farmiga

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

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

— Zooey Deschanel

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

— Julianna Margulies

It's not just about casting female protagonists. It's gotta be across the board throughout the industry.

— Kathleen Kennedy

All the other characters are so well-rounded, and it's just frustrating because female characters aren't. It's not that they're badly written, they're just underwritten.…

— Ophelia Lovibond

When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it.

— Vera Farmiga

I don't see female characters as different or inferior to male characters.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

When we create female characters, I think often there is a tendency to kind of make female characters emotionally bulletproof.

— Ashly Burch

It used to be that you had to make female TV characters perfect so no one would be offended by your 'portrayal' of women.…

— Mindy Kaling

What it feels like is that we want women to conform to a certain image. Which is interesting, insofar as acting is concerned, because,…

— Emma D'Arcy

So many women characters are extensions of male fantasy.

— Viola Davis

I think there is a wonderful trend of strong female characters on television right now.

— Amanda Schull