Felicity Jones Quotes

I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.

I'm always surprised when people talk about strong female characters because I feel like we all are.

In the past, I have played the roles of subdued, self-sacrificing women. But we need to show our women as bolder individuals. I know this will happen.

A woman is subject matter enough.

I want to keep playing strong female roles. I don't mean superheroes, but women who are really alive.

I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny.

My whole drive to be an actor was finding roles that I really believed represent modern women, the struggles that we deal with. Women who are strong and capable and in control of their own lives.

As an entertainer, I try to do projects that reflect a woman having the ability to stand up for herself.

I'm in favor of anything that will give strong women more visibility in popular culture.

I feel confident that I'm presenting myself in a feminist way that is good for young women.

I think it's very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent storyline.

I think I'm a feminist, hopefully by example. I just feel it's important to do as much as I can as a woman, to the best of my ability.

I was raised by an empowered woman. I married an empowered woman.

Female empowerment is very strong in my life and that's how I am.

My music, my songs are 100 percent inspired by girl power.

There are very few shows that show women talking like strong, sassy women. Do you know what I mean? 'Sex and the City' started doing that, and that was why that was such a huge hit.

I think it's a wonderful time for a woman.

I'm really inspired by playing strong women. Anything that I can be a part of like that, to be a role model for young women.

I don't write women who are weak or simpering.

I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don't think any one will deny us.

I like strong, strong women who don't go down without a fight. I like iconic roles. They don't come around very often, so I have to wait for them. Obviously I'm not the typical blonde who stands by the side, while the man has all the fun.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.

I'm proud to represent the average woman.