Becky Lynch Quotes

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

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.

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

I like women in film. I like women in general, but I especially like to show them on film. They are not ciphers.

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

Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't.

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

I feel there is no shortage of real interesting women's roles. But I found them and did all of them just now.

I've been writing American history for a long time, and I've had a hard time finding strong, interesting female characters. There are women, of course, in American history, but they're hard to write about because they don't leave much of a historical trace, and they're not usually involved in high-profile public events.

There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts.

I hope when people see that female-led production companies are working, there will be more of us.

Audiences need to keep demanding shows with strong female leads.

Women will always control the experience on Bumble.

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.

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.

The podcast revolution has taught us that women's voices aren't just pleasurable to listen to, they are essential.

It's been great to see broadcasters waking up to the fact that women do offer a different perspective.

I think it's time that we have a women's show about the West. The concentration has been on the men and the Indians.

The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before.

Ten years ago in Nairobi we said that the participation of women in the decision-making and appraisal processes of the United Nations was essential if the organization was to effectively serve women's interests.

Here's a notion: Peace in the Middle East would come about more easily if the region were governed by women.

There are days when I think the National Endowment for the Arts should issue a quota system for the production of plays by women - especially when you realize women buy 70 percent of all theater tickets.

I think there are many more stories still to be told about women.

The world needs more women filmmakers, so we have to keep encouraging ourselves and one another, and eventually things must get easier for us.