Elodie Yung Quotes

People sort of accuse Tolkien of not being good with female characters, and I think that Eowyn actually proves that to be wrong to some degree. Eowyn is actually a strong female character, and she's a surprisingly modern character, considering who Tolkien actually was sort of a stuffy English professor in the 1930s and '40s.

It's cool to be a female character who gets to be really strong and tough.

I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

I've played lots of strong women in film, in big Hollywood films, and I've sometimes had a hard time in coming to a consensus of what makes a woman strong.

I just love strong female characters in general, not necessarily because, 'She's evil' or 'Oh, because she's good.'

I love strong female characters.

I take great pride in portraying a strong female character who is independent and can take care of herself. I don't think we get to see that enough in television.

When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.

I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.

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

There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away.

I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people - especially young people - and that they're not 'sexy' or 'cool.'

It's great to have female characters that have depth that you can explore instead of being the decoration or the girlfriend or the wife.

We just really wanted Hit-Girl to be a character who, in a sense, simply happens to be an 11-year-old girl, in the same way that Ripley in 'Alien' could have been a guy, but the part happened to be played by Sigourney Weaver.

I have always received roles of strong women from the beginning.

I've been lucky enough to play lots of real women - flawed, strong, independent women - and I love it.

I never really knew that I would be a lifer of strong female characters, but that seems to be the drops I'm being given, and I'm very happy for them. Hopefully, 'Divergent' will be the next thing.

I wouldn't know how to write a weak female character. I read so much epic fantasy growing up, where you have these sword-wielding, in-your-face warrior maidens.

One of the most interesting female characters I've written about was Meg Riddoch, the lead character in 'The Thompson Gunner'.

There seems to be great roles for women, and it's not necessarily - you don't have to be young women. Suddenly, we're realizing that, generally, women are interesting, and they can also be weird and crazy and mean.

When I was little... I didn't relate to princesses. I saw Maleficent, and I just thought she was so - she was so elegant.

With the strong women I write about, I want to create a sense of strong possibilities.

I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.

I want to do a little bit of everything. I want to play a good, strong female character.