Joey Soloway Quotes

Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.

Hollywood is run by men who are big on vulnerability.

The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men.

Human sexuality has been regulated and shaped by men to serve men's needs.

I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World', because I believe it's the truth.

If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a harsh statement, but I believe it to be true.

I think that, by and large, the predominant voice we hear in rock music is a white male voice.

In Hollywood there are a lot of very insecure men running the business.

Like many traditional feminists, I became one of the boys, only better. For a while it gave me a buzz to win at their game, but ultimately, that kind of power just goes nowhere. Traditional feminism excludes men and so perpetuates conflict. I am not interested in warring about power.

I don't think working in superheroes is slumming it. I'm proud of this form. I like this. There's nothing inherently masculine about power fantasies. There's nothing inherently masculine about superhero comics. There's nothing inherently masculine about mythology. About science fiction.

I need that aggressive attitude to play my music and more men have that attitude than women.

White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people.

Society has always been male; political power has always been in the hands of men.

[Referring to Jesse Jackson:] ... one of that machismo group.

White men have too many chiefs.

I believe very deeply that the world would be a better place if it weren't run as it's currently run, which is by men.

Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?

I love how when I say the world is still run by men, and sometimes I say the world is still run by white men, people gasp as if that's news. That's not news. That's obvious.

I have played a lot of roles in my career where I'm the sexual interest. I'm always having to fight that.

I find when I'm perceived as male in society, there is an enormous amount of pressure, but it comes with respect, so it's a balance.

Obviously, I don't want to minimize the patriarchal nature of our media, our government and our culture as a whole. But I think it's our refusal as women to own our power that is our biggest problem, both individually and collectively. The linchpin that holds the current system in place is the slumber of women.

I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.

Power is what calls the shots, and power is a white male game.

I find that as a female boss in the music industry, it's difficult to actually be treated as if you actually are the boss and to have people act on your instructions and take you seriously. Like you call up people who are working for you and say, "I'd like to see such-and-such document," and they tell you that you don't need it. Then you have to spend time convincing them that it doesn't matter whether they think you need it or not, they're supposed to hand it to you.

It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal.