Toyin Odutola Quotes

I think women are sick and tired of being portrayed as victims, a lot of the time anyway, the bulk of their time on film.

Prim and proper white women, I like what I see.

All women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols.

We know in our society, women are valued for their sexual desirability and not necessarily for what they have to say.

I'm working hard to break free of stereotypes that the film industry has created and nurtured around women.

I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.

We often see literature about women that impair and immerse the women themselves, such as when women are portrayed as objects of consumerism.

I can't stomach most of the movies about women.

There aren't good roles for women: the female parts aren't developed: the women are serving the men.

A lot of women are turned off by the physical appearance of some of the first feminists.

I am tired of angry feminists. I like my women happy, gregarious... and bathed.

To be honest, I really don't like being the sex object.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Every woman is just a different kind of problem.

I'm so aware how often women's bodies are objectified on film.

I think women are very attractive.

I'm not an ardent feminist - well, maybe I am an ardent feminist. I just roll my eyes at the way women are constantly used and how sensitive men are about photographs of themselves.

I've heard people say to me, 'How can you claim to be a feminist when you dress like that?' I wear a lot of slip dresses and nightwear and stuff. People always question my credibility because of that: 'Oh, are you selling sex? Are you doing this or that to be recognized more or to sell your music?' No, it's just a fashion thing for me.

I love women. They're the best thing ever created. If they want to be like men and come down to our level, that's fine.

The notion that somehow women are wildly different infuriates me.

I think it was Elisabeth Shue who said that if you start a movie with a woman seen through a man's eyes, that woman is objectified by him throughout.

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds.

I think when Madonna did sexy stuff, she looked more in control. And I think it looked more like she was breaking boundaries. Today, it feels like it's pandering to everything that's wrong, and I don't think it's nice, especially for young girls.

I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?'

The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion.