Anne Enright Quotes

Woman novelists seem to have a reputation for being dowdy.

Women have been writing strong women characters for a long time - hello, Maxine Hong Kingston! - it's just taken mainstream comics a really long while to catch up.

The 1970s were so wonderful for women writers. There were all these women, and they were seen as doing the most interesting, innovative and exciting stuff in science fiction. I was inspired by that.

As an actress, to get to work on a project where the main focus is the female voice is rare!

Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women.

Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies.

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.

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

Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that.

I love women. I've always cared about making movies about women my entire career.

Women writers specifically... are the ultimate outsiders.

I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.

Disney has proved without a shadow of a doubt that movies with a female lead work.

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.

There are a lot of women - directors, producers, writers - involved in my career. They are all interested in telling good stories, and good stories involve men and women.

One of the things I think I can do in my lifetime is stop to remind myself that - and keep affirming that - women can sell movies.

I love any books by Kelly Sue DeConnick or Marjorie M. Liu; it's lovely to have successful, talented female writers doing great work in comics.

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

With films like 'NH-10' and 'Phillauri,' what Anushka Sharma is doing, or what Shraddha Kapoor and Vidya Balan are doing with their films, the industry is changing for women.

I only ever want to be a part of something that feels good to me, because I'm such a feminist and a believer in the power of women and the stories we have to tell.

I really am enjoying the fact that I feel like women are having more and more say in Hollywood, in television particular.

We want the next generation of products being innovated to reflect our users. And when women are not part of the equation, we won't have products that reflect the unique needs and opportunities across our society.