Sayani Gupta Quotes

There's a way to express femininity and independence and strength without going for hanging fruit.

Be empowered as a female, as a woman. Don't apologize. Don't lose yourself in another person's life.

I feel a strong affinity to Ke$ha and Katy Perry and a lot of these women who are really pushing the girl power femme fatale thing. It's fun, and it's unapologetic, and they tell women they can do whatever they want, and that's true, and that's a message that I want to carry, to tell girls they can do whatever they want.

We're all grown women now; if we wanna do something, we can't be stopped!

I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.

I always believe, as a woman, it's powerful to be able to pull your own body weight and be able to defend yourself.

It's inspiring to play a woman who stands up for herself.

My late mother was very clear to my sister and I that we were to be strong women; that we were to be effective; that we were to be heard.

I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.

Let's be clear, I'm a strong woman.

My lyrics are for strong, independent women who are both smart and fashionable.

I have women coming up to me and saying: 'I love your character! She's so empowered. She takes control; she gets what she wants.' That's another side of her. And I respect that in Joan. She says and does things that I would never allow myself to do.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

I'm attracted to strong female roles: females that aren't necessarily defined by their relationships with men.

I like strong, strong women who don't go down without a fight. I like iconic roles. They don't come around very often, so I have to wait for them. Obviously I'm not the typical blonde who stands by the side, while the man has all the fun.

I didn't think I was going to change the world for women; I just did what I did. My big thing was that I didn't change who and what I was to become successful. I will not be told what to do; I'm a real independent girl.

I'm completely ecstatic when a woman has own back story and brings something to the table and has a real strong kind of independence.

Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man, she's speaks her own mind, and that she's in control of her own life. It's a lot of what women want and have.

Women see me as a figure they can respect. They know I've been through a lot. I'm not going to let no man put me under.

As an entertainer, I try to do projects that reflect a woman having the ability to stand up for herself.

I think it's important for women to know that you don't have to compromise your fullness, your dopeness. You can be everything you want to be.

I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, the survivor. I had Destiny's Child telling me I didn't need a man to feel good about myself, and I want to carry on that message.

My mother did not raise me to ask for permission to lead.