“Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.” MenReasonCharacterShowsYoungGirlStrongRoomsFemaleActressesReason WhyFinding YourselfGreyAnatomyFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong FemaleGrey's Anatomy Author:Rachael Taylor
“I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write a story with a lot of strong female characters in it.” ThinkingWritingFirstsCharacterStoriesWantedNextStrongNovelFemaleDecidedFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Joan D. Vinge
“I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be.” WorldWayShouldCharacterWantedStrongFemaleVery StrongFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Elizabeth Hand
“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.” IdeasCharacterStrongFictionTelevisionFemaleScience FictionBranchesStrong WomenBizarreFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Steven Moffat
“I don't try and write strong female characters or strong male characters, I just try and write, hopefully, strong characters and sometimes they happen to be female.” WritingTryingSometimesCharacterHappensStrongFemaleMalesHopefullyFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong FemaleStrong Character Author:J. J. Abrams
“I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.” WritingI CanBookCharacterStrongImagineDemandFemaleSettingSettingsWriting A BookFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:William Gibson
“The love and support from the Witches of East End fans continues to blow us away and renews our faith that storytelling matters, strong female characters matter, and messages about faith and hope matter. I love this family. I love this story. And to be part of a show that has inspired and touched so many people's hearts is a true blessing.” PeopleHeartEndsMatterCharacterStoriesShowsStrongSupportFansBlessingMessagesFemaleInspiredBlowEastStorytellingTouchedWitchFemale CharactersHope And FaithStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Rachel Boston
“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
“I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting. I actually tend to suspect that in real life, there have always been very strong female characters, but at certain stages of society, they've been asked to cool it.” WritingI CanBookRealCharacterCertainStrongImagineStageDemandFemaleReal LifeSettingSettingsSuspectsVery StrongWriting A BookFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:William Gibson
“I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.” WritingTryingCharacterYoungGirlStrongRolesModelsFemaleRole ModelsFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:L. J. Smith
“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.” CharacterRunningStrongNiceSeeingFemaleScaredMonstersScareRunning AwayFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Katie Holmes
“I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people - especially young people - and that they're not 'sexy' or 'cool'.” PeopleThinkingImportantCharacterYoungStrongFemaleSexyImpressionFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Saoirse Ronan
“I find that in the science fiction world, you have almost more women fans than male fans and I think it's because there's been such a shortage of strong female characters.” ThinkingWorldCharacterStrongFictionFansFemaleScience FictionMalesShortageFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Katee Sackhoff
“Strong female characters - even if they don't necessarily make the same decisions that we might - make such great narrative material, especially when there's an equally strong male character in the mix.” IfsCharacterMightStrongDecisionMaterialsFemaleMalesNarrativeFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Meg Cabot
“It was a great joy for me to develop a strong female character in the spirit of an Icelandic woman. Icelandic women tend to be very strong and very independent, and I think that came in very handy.” ThinkingCharacterJoySpiritStrongFemaleIndependentVery StrongFemale CharactersHandyGreat JoyStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Anita Briem
“I think there is a wonderful trend of strong female characters on television right now.” ThinkingCharacterStrongWonderfulTelevisionRight NowFemaleTrendsFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Amanda Schull
“I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial arts film. It has a very strong female character and it was very abundant in classic Chinese textures.” ThinkingWayFirstsArtBookCharacterFilmStrongInterestingPicksFemaleChineseClassicMartial ArtsVery StrongVery InterestingTextureFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong FemaleArt Films Author:Ang Lee
“The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.” CharacterFactsStrongKnownPersonalityFemaleAttractiveStrong WomenFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Personality Author:Sidney Sheldon
“I tend to like strong female characters. It just interests me dramatically. A strong male character isn't interesting because it has been done and it's so cliched. A weak male character is interesting: somebody else hasn't done it a hundred times. A strong female character is still interesting to me because it hasn't been done all that much, finding the balance of femininity and strength. [From a 1986 Fangoria interview]” Has BeensStillsDoneCharacterStrongInterestInterestingBalanceFindingsHundredFemaleWeakMalesInterviewsFemininityFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:James Cameron
“At the end of the day I have many answers for it. It has to do with my mom, who was an extraordinary woman, and a great feminist. It has to do with the people in my life. It has to do with a lot of different things, but -- I don't know! Because I'm not just writing from the female characters for other people. I have a desire to see them in our culture -- that was not met for most of my childhood. Except occasionally by James Cameron. [From the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, in response to being asked why he writes strong female characters.]” PeopleKnowsWritingDifferentEndsCharacterDesireCultureStrongAnswersChildhoodMomMetsFemaleResponseExtraordinaryFeministMy MomComicThe End Of The DayDifferent ThingsFemale CharactersCameronStrong Female CharactersStrong FemaleSan DiegoComic Con Author:Joss Whedon
“I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life.” CharacterFilmStrongFemaleProfoundFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Ryan Gosling