Hannah John-Kamen Quotes

There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.

Being appreciated for playing a female warrior seems too good to be true. I enjoy playing such empowered roles, and on a related note, that's why I agreed to become the brand ambassador for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.

I've had some very strong female role models, so I think that's an important thing.

It's still not easy to find roles that offer more complex images of women.

It is so inspirational, to see that in the world of Westeros, men are answering to women, and they are a force to be reckoned with. It's empowering, and it's inspirational as well, because you're just like, 'This is great!'

Slowly but surely, we have much better female roles to play and to choose from.

When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.

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

As we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening.

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.

I'm really inspired by playing strong women. Anything that I can be a part of like that, to be a role model for young women.

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

I don't write women who are weak or simpering.

I would love to see women be able to be powerful, complex, smart, opinionated and taken seriously, even if they are beautiful. Even more, I would love to see women held to different standards, other than the superficial ones that we're held to.

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

I've always tried to be conscious of how I represent women in my work. They don't have to be good or strong women, but they have to be complex.

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.

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.

I started to think of Grace of Monaco as a metaphor for women in general.

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend.

I think the reason why strong women have such a powerful impact is that you've got the strength of a man with the heart and sensitivity of a woman.

It's only very recently that women have succeeded in entering those professions which, as Muses, they typified for the Greeks.

Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as a hero and a role model for young Indian girls.

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do.