“If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent that race or that sex, and they can't be interesting because everything they do has to represent an entire block of people. You know, Superman isn't all white people and neither is Lex Luthor. We knew we had to present a range of characters within each ethnic group, which means that we couldn't do just one book. We had to do a series of books and we had to present a view of the world that's wider than the world we've seen before.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldMeanBookCharacterSexBlackWhiteInterestingViewsRaceGroupsFemaleSeriesBlockRangeJust OneAsianFemale CharactersEthnic Groups Author:Dwayne McDuffie
“None of the male characters are as powerful or as interesting as the four central female characters. The men work best as representations of the current stage of a particular female’s psyche. The men function as catalysts, and are certainly important to the development of the story, but the relationships are not the goal. I do not see romance as being what’s central to the success of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS.” MenLittlesImportantCharacterStoriesRomanceGoalInterestingPowerfulFourStageParticularHe ManDevelopmentFemaleFunctionMalesCurrentsLiarsRepresentationCatalystFemale Characters Author:Norman Buckley
“Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my historical novels, getting these details right is vital.” WritingLittlesCharacterGirlFoundNovelFemaleHistoricalDetailsHatsPerfumeAstonishingGlovesLipstickLureAccessoriesFemale CharactersHistorical Novels Author:Sara Sheridan
“I love flawed female characters, duking it out.” CharacterFemaleFlawedFemale Characters Author:Lena Dunham
“Here's my feeling: For everyone, men and women, it's important to be a feminist. It's important to have female characters. It's wonderful for women to mentor other women, but it's just as important for women to mentor men and vice-versa. In my line of work, having Greg Daniels be such a great mentor to me is fantastic. Finding a writer's assistant, be it a man or a woman, and encouraging them to think with a feminist perspective, is key.” ThinkingMenImportantCharacterFeelingsLinesWonderfulPerspectiveKeysFindingsMen And WomenFemaleVicesFeministFantasticGreat MenMentorWomanhoodVice VersaAssistantsFemale Characters Author:Mindy Kaling
“What makes a strong female character is a character who has weaknesses, who has flaws, who is maybe not immediately likable, but eventually relatable.” CharacterStrongWeaknessFemaleFlawsRelatableFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Tavi Gevinson
“When I'm looking for a strong female character, or a strong character at all, I'm looking for a character that has a purpose in that story, that has an interior life of some sort. They don't have to be physically strong; they don't have to be morally strong or ethically strong, because men and women come in a huge variety of all of those things. Emotionally, ethically - I'm less concerned with that. I just don't want them to be props. That's the only thing that offends me.” MenWantCharacterStoriesPurposeStrongHugeMen And WomenConcernedFemaleVarietyComic BookInteriorsPropsFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong FemaleStrong Character Author:Kelly Sue DeConnick
“I firmly believe in and support everyone's right to freedom of artistic expression. STEEL MAGNOLIAS is my artistic expression, and it is my right to say that its female characters be portrayed by women. The concept of a play set in a beauty parlor where men portray women is a terrific idea. If that is someone's artistic expression, I encourage them to write their own play as soon as possible.” IfsMenWritingBelieveIdeasPlayCharacterSupportExpressionConceptsFemaleCraftsArtisticSteelTerrificFemale CharactersArtistic ExpressionParlorMagnolias Author:Robert Harling
“I've always had difficulties with female characters.” CharacterLiteratureFemaleDifficultyFemale Characters Author:John le Carre
“James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't.” WayCharacterFemaleMalesFemale Characters Author:Tracy Pollan
“Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.” WantCharacterFallFictionFemaleFalling In LoveMalesMainstreamHeroinesFemale CharactersWanting To Fall In Love Author:Iain Banks
“I love writing about men. To get by in the world you have to know how men think. Not that all guys think alike, but women tend to think about more things at the same time, an overgeneralization, but I find it easier to make my male characters focus than I do my female characters.” ThinkingKnowsMenWorldWritingCharacterGuyKnow HowFocusEasierFemaleMalesFemale Characters Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing about one woman, one person. And I try to imagine what she is like, and endow her with a lot of my own thoughts and history.” ThinkingWritingTryingPersonsCharacterMy OwnImagineApproachFemaleMalesGenderOne WomanFemale Characters Author:Jeffrey Eugenides
“I want to do a little bit of everything. I want to play a good, strong female character.” WantLittlesPlayCharacterStrongBitsLittle BitFemaleFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Shannon Elizabeth
“When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.” HardCharacterStrongRolesModelsFemaleCompareRole ModelsFemale CharactersStrong FemaleFemale RolesFemale Role Models Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar