“I don't think you can be successful in television without appealing to women. I don't think it's possible. I think that men like women. It doesn't really matter what they do - they love anything. But women don't necessarily like every woman, so I think that's a challenge to get the female audience to not only relate to you but also like you.” ThinkingMenMatterChallengesAudienceSuccessfulTelevisionLike YouFemaleRelateBeing Successful Author:Maggie Q
“I'm sure I can't relate to what females go through in Hollywood, but I do know what it feels like to eat emotionally. To be sad and make yourself happy with food, and then be almost immediately sad again, and then ashamed. Then, you try to hide those feelings with more food.” KnowsFeelsTryingI CanFeelingsFemaleHollywoodRelateAshamedMake Yourself Happy Author:Chris Pratt
“It starts with the writing. We have to think of all these characters - we have to treat them all equally. We have to think of them as having an interior life and having motivations. When I'm drawing female characters, I'm looking for that. I'm looking for subtext. I'm looking for ways to make the reader relate to them in a way that goes beyond the pure aesthetic value. You know, just drawing an attractive woman really gets kind of boring after a while.” ThinkingKnowsWayWritingKindBookCharacterMotivationValuesReaderPureFemaleTreatsBoringDrawingComicRelateAttractiveAestheticComic BookInteriorsFemale CharactersSubtextAttractive Woman Author:Cliff Chiang
“Beware of men who use words that relate pejoratively to females when describing the 'other side.” MenUseSidesFemaleRelateDescribing Author:Jane Fonda
“I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within Game of Thrones, I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around.” ThinkingMenWayFeelsWellsCharacterFactsShowsGamesStrongAnswersFemaleRelateThronesDominantRuthlessFemale CharactersStrong Female Characters Author:Rose Leslie
“And so when the essential idea of love is lost there comes talk of fidelity. Actually, the only possible basis for two beings, male and female, to relate to each other is to grant each other total freedom.” TwoIdeasLostLove IsEssentialsFemaleBasesMalesRelateGrantsFidelityLove Is Lost Author:Alan Watts
“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.” CharacterFemaleAspectRelateFemale Characters Author:Chika Anadu
“I like writing songs all females can relate to - songs about when you're a chick and you get your heart broken and you go shopping.” WritingHeartSongBrokenFemaleRelateShoppingChicksWriting SongsHeart Broke Author:Nikka Costa
“Sure, there are times when the guys talk about playing football in school and I can't relate to that, but I can relate to being a female athlete. And as long as you are prepared, work hard and know your stuff, you will be fine.” KnowsLongI CanHardSchoolGuyStuffFootballHard WorkFineFemalePreparedAthleteRelatePlaying FootballFemale Athlete Author:Megan Alexander
“As a male, I thought the female voice was so strong, unique, real and accessible to most females. In some way, shape or form, they felt like they could relate to it, on some level, because they went through some form of unspeakable horror like what Kilgrave did to Jessica [Jones]. That, in itself, is something that most people shy away from, even in shows that are on cable or in movies.” PeopleWayRealShowsFormStrongFeltVoiceLevelsHorrorShapesUniqueFemaleMalesRelateShyCablesUnspeakableJessicaJessica JonesFemale Voice Author:Mike Colter
“I remember auditioning for record labels and having them tell me, 'Well, the country-radio demographic is the thirty-five-year-old female housewife. Give us a song that relates to the thirty-five-year-old female, and we'll talk.'” GivingYearsWellsCountryRememberSongRecordsFiveFemaleRadioLabelsRelateThirtyFive YearsHousewifeDemographicsFive Year OldsRecord Labels Author:Taylor Swift
“I think the issue of female friendship really resonates well with women, ... So many women have a friend like Darcy or can relate to the feeling of being second-fiddle to a friend.” ThinkingWellsFeelingsIssuesFemaleRelateFiddleFemale FriendshipDarcy Author:Emily Giffin