Alisha Boe Quotes

Strong female leads are important.

I think women have such rich emotional lives that they are expressive about. I also think they're funny. I like watching strong female characters, and I like writing them. I don't know if it's conscious that I gravitate towards women, but it's certainly evolved that way.

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.

I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.

We try and give as much diversity to our show as possible. That's something that's very strong in our show: there are so many strong female leads in 'The 100.'

It's not often that a strong female role comes across one's desk, unfortunately, but it's getting better.

I'm always surprised when people talk about strong female characters because I feel like we all are.

I'd like there to be consistently more women's storylines going on at the same time.

When I think about the shows that we have on our air, we've been known for a long time for shows that feature strong, dynamic, powerful women at their forefront. And we're going to continue with that kind of storytelling.

I think it's really important that women are represented in the media, and diverse women as well.

Women in Film and Television is such an important body.

Out of 10 projects I get sent, seven or eight are female protagonists, and that's not the only thing I'm interested in.

I'm not sure why it's taken so long, but I think people are relating to strong female leads.

It's been great to see broadcasters waking up to the fact that women do offer a different perspective.

There are very few shows that show women talking like strong, sassy women. Do you know what I mean? 'Sex and the City' started doing that, and that was why that was such a huge hit.

I like women in film. I like women in general, but I especially like to show them on film. They are not ciphers.

It's hard because I seek out strong female roles. I turn down a lot of stuff, not because it's not good, but because I don't want to play certain types of characters. I don't like to just play the pretty girl.

The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before.

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't.

I've made movies that are real boy movies - but I've had so much fun over the years working with women and getting good performances with women and with strong female characters.

I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.

The question I always ask is: 'Where are all the women directors in America?' You know, where's the female Martin Scorsese, the female David Lynch?

I want to keep playing strong female roles. I don't mean superheroes, but women who are really alive.

There's something really unique about 'Orphan Black' is that it has a lot of female leads, so it's about a lot of women's stories, but it's not women's stories in terms of trying to find a guy or keep a guy; it's about entirely other things.