Jennifer Saunders Quotes

I think women can tell the most profound and interesting and fascinating stories.

If I'm talking about girls and stuff, it's usually the truth. So now, you know, if you hear my songs, you are gonna appreciate it differently because usually, it's the truth.

I am interested in stories that concern women.

I'm still very interested in telling one-of-a-kind women's stories.

I don't know if my films are about women in a kind of frolicking - here's a grab bag of women's issues. They are about women of substance with very particular stories.

Telling women's stories is really important.

I came out, as not enough of our stories are told from our perspective. 'Marie Claire' was offering the chance to be a part of a women's magazine, which often celebrates ordinary women doing extraordinary things.

I think it's important for people to understand that as a woman, I can only rap about the parts I have.

There's not a lot of stories for women told by women in a very real, true voice.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.

I love stories about women.

You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.

I love stories about women, and I think stories about women are generally pretty underrepresented.

Women's stories are valid, and they need to be developed in a way that appeals to a broader audience. And what is 'women's television' other than TV that women would enjoy watching?

You know, it shouldn't just be about women as heroic figures overcoming things, it just needs to be about women in general getting the opportunity to play a multitude of roles, telling a multitude of stories - just to express human experience from a woman's perspective. I hope, someday, we can get to that point. I'm all about representation.

Woman alone can ... speak effectively for woman, since none others can speak with authority, or from the depths of personal experience.

I really love stories about women.

Women bring things to the storytelling of news that is maybe more relatable to the women that are consuming.

It's been increasingly hard to make small stories about female friendship, and, definitely, those stories don't have any shot of getting a theatrical release.

When I think about the shows that we have on our air, we've been known for a long time for shows that feature strong, dynamic, powerful women at their forefront. And we're going to continue with that kind of storytelling.

One is always attracted to pieces of theatre with great roles for women.

I think despite what we've seen on TV, people like seeing women and knowing about women's stories and their struggles and their truth. I think we've seen it in a lot of these shows - when there's a cast of all women, it does very well.

Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.

I'm a woman, and I'm interested in writing stories from a female perspective.