“Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds; it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.” CharacterKidsGuyGirlStreetsAdventureHeroMy FavoritePrincessOddsRatsUnbelievableAnimationReally CoolRobinsGeniesLead CharactersDisney Animation Author:Zachary Levi
“I wasn't into fairytales when I was little. I was of the generation of the earlier Disney films where many of the female characters, with the exception of the Maleficent's, were not little girls that I admired... the little princesses. They weren't characters that I identified with. I think that's very different now for my girls and more recent films.” ThinkingLittlesDifferentCharacterFilmGirlGenerationsFemaleExceptionPrincessFairytaleFemale CharactersMy GirlLittle PrincessMaleficentDisney Film Author:Angelina Jolie
“I admire hard-bitten, wisecracking realism of Ida Lupino and the film noir heroines. I'm sick of simpering white girls with their princess fantasies.” HardFilmGirlWhiteFantasySickAdmirePrincessRealismHeroinesNoirFilm NoirWhite Girl Book:Vamps & Tramps: New Essays Source: Vamps & Tramps: New Essays
“Now, I’m not even saying that girls shouldn’t have princesses in their lives, the archetype in and of itself is not innately wrong, but there should be more options to choose from. So that was my intent, to demonstrate how ridiculous it is to paint an entire gender of heroes with one superficial brush.” ShouldGirlHeroPaintGenderRidiculousPrincessSuperficialBrushesThat GirlArchetype Author:David Trumble
“And isn't that, at it's core, what the princess fantasy is about for all of us? "Princess" is how we tell little girls that they are special, precious. "Princess" is the wish that we could protect them from pain, that they would never know sorrow, that they will live happily ever after ensconces in lace and innocence.” KnowsLittlesPainHappinessGirlWishFantasySpecialSorrowProtectCoreInnocencePrincessHappily Ever AfterEver AfterLace Author:Peggy Orenstein
“After Princess Diaries, I was labeled a good girl, and for the first eight years of my career I had to fight to get any other kind of role. But I like fighting for a job, actually. Once you get it, you feel like you've emerged victorious from the scrap and you're like, "OK, this one's mine. Did it. Done."” FeelsYearsFirstsKindDoneJobsGirlFightingCareersRolesMinesLike YouEightPrincessDiariesScrapGood GirlPrincess Diaries Author:Anne Hathaway
“I was never a girl that dreamt of being a princess and I never dreamt about my wedding day. I hated pink and I hated fairies. I only liked hanging out with boys. I remember throwing a tantrum if my mum put me in pink. I wasn't a particularly girly girl.” IfsRememberGirlBoysHatedFairyHanging OutThrowingPrincessMumGirlyWedding DayTantrumsGirly GirlBeing A Princess Author:Emily Blunt