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I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?

Quotes by Caitriona Balfe

So often, women are there just to be looked at and be objectified for the titillation of the male audience.

Quotes by Caitriona Balfe

With a male-centric show, the women are usually very two-dimensional.

Quotes by Caitriona Balfe

There's definitely stories I would like to tell; I'd like to see more films focusing on women's lives.

Quotes by Caitriona Balfe

Every so often, we - women in film and TV - get annoyed and frustrated. We kick up a fuss and make some gains. But then we become complacent, and things slide backwards again until the next generation comes up...

Quotes by Caitriona Balfe

I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how so many women come from backgrounds where the pressure to be a good mother is...

Quotes by Caleb Carr

You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So,...

Quotes by Callie Khouri

I think this happens to a lot of people, men and women, where you reach a point in your life and all of a sudden realize that things have changed. You suddenly realize that people are coming up behind you,...

Quotes by Callie Khouri

If the same energy went into marketing movies to women as they do on the other demographics we might see more of a spike.

Quotes by Callie Khouri

What I'm mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That's something I feel strongly about and have that in every single thing I've ever done.

Quotes by Callie Khouri

You're allowed to make things for women on television, and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So,...

Quotes by Callie Khouri

I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television.

Quotes by Callie Khouri

With female-oriented movies, unless it's something like 'Bridesmaids' or a romantic comedy, you've got to really worry about your opening weekend. And I'm always telling stories about women, not younger women, and it's just a much tougher audience to get...

Quotes by Callie Khouri

I wrote 'Thelma & Louise' in 1988, and we shot it in 1990. Everyone kept saying, 'This is so groundbreaking... this is going to change the landscape,' but I don't see that result at all. When we saw some female...

Quotes by Callie Khouri

What I'm not about is exploiting women.

Quotes by Callie Khouri

I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.

Quotes by Callie Khouri

I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

If every woman who's had an abortion took tomorrow off in protest, America would grind to a halt. And that would be symbolic: because women grind to a halt if they are not in control of their fertility.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

There are 3 billion women in the world, so there are 3 billion ways to be a feminist.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

Frequently Asked Questions

What range of perspectives on women appear on this page?
The quotes cover several distinct angles - one speaker's view that many Western women aren't comfortable finding strength through traditionally feminine qualities and instead lean toward "masculine-oriented things" to establish it, another on women serving in Iraq alongside men, one on confidence as a source of attractive qualities, and one encouraging women to "be themselves, rather than what men want them to be."
Is there a quote here about women in the military?
Yes, one references "our men and women fighting in Iraq" being "held accountable for their performance and their conduct... twenty-four hours a day," describing shared standards for men and women serving.
What does this page say about confidence?
One quote describes confidence as "at the root of so many attractive qualities," including a sense of humor, a sense of style, and "a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say." For more on self-assurance and identity, see Me.
Is there a quote specifically about how women should be encouraged to act?
Yes: "I'm trying to encourage more women to be themselves, rather than what men want them to be. I don't believe in patronizing either sex," a statement encouraging authenticity over external expectations for either gender.
Does this page take one single position on femininity?
No - the quotes present differing personal viewpoints rather than a single stance, including one speaker's specific opinion that some women pursue "masculine-oriented things" to express strength in their femininity. For related themes, browse Love or Life quotes, or try the Ale page for something different.

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