“I remember the mid-50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the UK.” FirstsWellsRememberLeftActingChangedTelevisionNewsFemaleLife ChangingReportersTelevision News Author:Lynne Reid Banks
“Monroe, the consummate sexual doll, is empowered to act but afraid to act, perhaps because no amount of acting, however inspired,can convince the actor herself that her ideal female life is not a dreadful form of dying.” FormLife IsActorsActingDyingAmountFemaleIdealsInspiredConvinceEmpoweredDolls Book:Right-wing women: the politics of domesticated females Source: Right-wing women: the politics of domesticated females
“Comedy today is not what it was years ago. It's always changing, in particular to female comics. No longer are certain subjects considered to be a male preserve. Women can talk about sexuality and their bodily functions and it can be very, very entertaining. It's changed the impact of comedy acting.” YearsTodayCertainActingComedySubjectsChangedParticularFemaleYears AgoFunctionImpactMalesSexualityPreservesEntertainingBodily Functions Author:Patrick Stewart
“My acting is a bit like basketball. Most females in my films come off very well. I give great assist. And if I'm lucky, I even score.” IfsGivingWellsFilmBitsActingLuckyBasketballFemaleScore Author:Burt Reynolds
“For acting, if there's a strong female role and there is that action element, for me that just feels really natural.” IfsFeelsActionStrongNaturalActingRolesElementsFemaleStrong FemaleFemale Roles Author:Marisa Miller
“The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.” TryingWellsMightActingFieldsSingingFemaleLogicDancingComedianFewerCompetitorsSinging And DancingFemale Comedian Author:Rita Rudner