Sloane Crosley Quotes

When you live in a leading lady's body, which I do, you have to constantly prove that you are funny.

Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be a monster.

I think the average guy thinks they're pro-woman, just because they think they're a nice guy and someone has told them that they're awesome. But the truth is far from it.

In general, the threshold for a woman becoming worried at how she's coming off in terms of asserting her power, that threshold is continually lower than it is for men.

Women do feel like they're in a box. Society, Hollywood, some men-they want to wrap women up in a neat little package.

Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.

Often, women as little girls are sent off on a track for them to live a perfect life and be a perfect woman. Not for boys, who can be themselves with their mood and their temper.

I always feel like I've been slightly misunderstood. As a woman, you get judged for appearances or things like that I don't really care about.

Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing. You say that about a three-year-old. It infantilises women.

What works for a man, still does not work for a woman - both in terms of how they see themselves and how we see them.

If you yell about one woman, you're not a misogynist. If I yell about Michelle Bachman, that doesn't make me a misogynist. If I compare all women to Michelle Bachman, then I'm a misogynist.

And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.

There's more pressure on women to be chirpy and perky.

I understand, as the young, attractive woman in film, that there's always going to be people seeking out extra salacious things for you to do.

It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.

The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid than one is and no one is surprised.

I think women are sick and tired of being portrayed as victims, a lot of the time anyway, the bulk of their time on film.

You know what? At the end of the day, funny is funny. I hope to see the end of all the female cliches that are written in a lot of comedies that are named chick flicks.

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.

It's very hard for a woman in comedy. It's hard for women to be bold and not care what anyone, particularly men, think. Maybe that is why so many women comics are lesbians.

I'm interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to think things have changed, but there's still a deep sexism underlying the way women are treated publicly.

The truth is, I've never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that's a good thing. You know why? Because I'm not. Wasn't that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I'm funny!

Women are often expected to be more amiable or more pleasing or more submissive than men generally.

We have to nurture our young women and understand the beauty and the strength of being a woman. It's kind of a catch-22: Strength in women isn't appreciated, and vulnerability in women isn't appreciated. It's like, 'What the hell do you do?' What you do is you don't allow anyone to dictate who you are.

No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree.