Female Characters Quotes

• Don't forget I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.

  Julia Roberts

  Love, Movie, Romantic

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• Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

  Mae West

  Sarcastic, Witty, Humorous

  "MIT Students Develop A Wearable That Detects Emotions In Speech" by Logan Strain, wearablezone.com. February 09, 2017.

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• I just started asking my friends if they had noticed. None of them - feminists, mothers, daughters - noticed until I pointed it out. Then I decided to bring it up within the industry. I knew a lot of people, so I'd say, "Have you ever noticed how few female characters there are in kids movies?" when I met a director, a producer, whatever. And they said, "Oh, but that's not true anymore."

  Geena Davis

  Mother Daughter, Kids, Character

  Interview with Emma Watson, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 25, 2016.

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• It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak to another female character in a movie, and when they do it's usually about a guy, not anything else. So they're very male-centric, Hollywood films, in general. So I think it's incredible that Ned Benson, when I said I'd love to know where she goes, says okay, I'm going to write another film from the female perspective.

  Jessica Chastain

  Writing, Character, Thinking

  "Jessica Chastain Wants More Female Protagonists: 'Where is the Scarlett Johansson Superhero Movie?'" by Inkoo Kang, www.indiewire.com. September 3, 2014.

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• My parents put me in sports when I was 5 years old, and they put my sisters in sports. So that's what I grew up with, that mentality: "It's OK to want to be the best. Aggression is good." You have to have that little walk on the court or down the track. I love to put that into my female characters, because I don't think enough girls are taught that at a young age.

  Gina Prince-Bythewood

  Girl, Sports, Character

  Source: www.mtv.com

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• It so happens that the major relationships in the novel [The Kite Runner] are between men, dictated not by any sort of prejudice or discomfort with female characters, but rather by the demands of the narrative.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Character, Men, Female

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• I find it's bizarre that science fiction is the one branch of television to push the idea of strong female characters. And I only call it bizarre because strong women aren't fiction.

  Steven Moffat

  Strong Women, Character, Ideas

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• I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

  L. J. Smith

  Girl, Strong, Writing

  "'Vampire Diaries' author L.J. Smith weighs in on the series: 'They've done an incredible job of interpreting it'" by Sabrina Weiss, www.mtv.com. September 24, 2009.

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• A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything.

  Woody Allen

  Philosophy, Believe, Character

  "Woody Allen & Cast Interview". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com. October 1, 2010.

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• I am really inspired by strong, badass, female characters. I would start with a revenge film, then ease into stories of badass everyday woman who make a difference in their own life for the better of people and environment around them. Stories of self realization.

  Alicia Sixtos

  Strong, Revenge, Badass

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• People focus on the darker female characters in my books, but for every one of those, I can also show you an equally screwed up man that no one ever comments about, or a nicer woman that no one comments about.

  Gillian Flynn

  Book, Character, Men

  Source: collider.com

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• Maybe it's the culture, maybe it's the cliché of Latino machismo, but the Mediterranean male character is more dull than the female character. Women are more surprising and they have fewer prejudices.

  Pedro Almodovar

  Character, Males, Female

  Interview with Maria Delgado, www.theguardian.com. August 4, 2006.

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• It's nice to do something about something that scares you rather than just run from it and hope that someone saves you. I like seeing strong female characters and somebody who doesn't run away screaming when scared, but confronts the monsters.

  Katie Holmes

  Running, Strong, Nice

  "Actress Katie Holmes Experiences Dread in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark & Talks About It". Interview with Brad Balfour, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 7, 2011.

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• I don't think I want to play title roles. I don't want to be the face on the poster. I don't want that pressure of having the success riding on my shoulders. I just want to play the most interesting parts. I actually think it's incredibly rare to get an interesting female character that is the lead in a film. Usually the character parts are so much more interesting to play.

  Carey Mulligan

  Character, Thinking, Play

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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

  Vera Farmiga

  Character, Encounters, Female

  "Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, and Producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin Talk BATES MOTEL at Paley Center Panel". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 15, 2013.

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• I've certainly seen stats that if you have a woman director or a woman screenwriter, the number of female characters goes way up.

  Emma Donoghue

  Character, Numbers, Way

  "Room" Author/Screenwriter Emma Donoghue on Her "Deeply Feminist" Film and Industry Sexism". Interview with Laura Berger, www.indiewire.com. October 16, 2015.

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• The female characters in my books tend to be independent, frisky, spunky, witty, emotionally strong, erotically daring, spiritually oriented and intellectually generous; in short, the kind of women I admire in real life.

  Tom Robbins

  Witty, Strong, Real

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• It's nuts that we've reached a situation where representing female characters - let alone minorities - is considered "social responsibility" and not, you know, depicting half the world's population. I often feel like the gaming audience is so much more diverse than the characters represented in the games that they play.

  Neil Druckmann

  Character, Responsibility, Nuts

  Source: za.ign.com

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• I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be.

  Elizabeth Hand

  Strong, Character, World

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• When I'm watching TV, I'm always drawn to those female characters who are doing something that I would want to do.

  Gina Holden

  Character, Female, Watching Tv

  "Gina Holden Talks Syfy’s JULES VERNE'S MYSTERIOUS ISLAND and FRINGE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 13, 2012.

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• People often ask me if I feel discriminated against as a black female director. I don't. I'm actually offered a ton of stuff. But I only want to direct what I write. And I prefer to focus on black female characters. What's most important to me is to put characters up onscreen who are not perfect, but who are human and flawed.

  Gina Prince-Bythewood

  Writing, Character, People

  "Gina Prince-Bythewood: Gina the Dreamer. The 'Beyond the Lights' Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, newsblaze.com. October 21, 2014.

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• I'm not sure that it's easy to find very interesting female characters in Hollywood movies.

  Audrey Tautou

  Character, Interesting, Hollywood

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• While my work is usually about the Igbo woman experience, there are many aspects of my female characters that women everywhere can and do relate to.

  Chika Anadu

  Character, Female, Aspect

  "Interview: Chika Anadu On Her Debut ‘B for Boy,’ Transitioning To Film, Telling ‘Women’s Stories,’ More". Interview with MsWOO, www.indiewire.com. October 29, 2013.

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• I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.

  Geena Davis

  Character, Males, Female

  "The Conversation With Geena Davis, Leading The Charge On Gender Equity In Entertainment". Interview with Alison Glock, www.espn.com. October 30, 2015.

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• I dont fully understand my wifes emotions - and Im supposed to write an excellent female character and unravel the secret of women?

  Evan Goldberg

  Character, Writing, Secret

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