Allison Schroeder Quotes

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.

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

I've played lots of strong women in film, in big Hollywood films, and I've sometimes had a hard time in coming to a consensus of what makes a woman strong.

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.

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.

I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without them writing and being directors, the rest of us are not going to know the whole story.

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

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.

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

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

I want to play a range, from victims to strong people, just as long as it's a well-rounded character. And it's not a woman who's just there for the purpose of the man.

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

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

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

I think women have such rich emotional lives that they are expressive about. I also think they're funny. I like watching strong female characters, and I like writing them. I don't know if it's conscious that I gravitate towards women, but it's certainly evolved that way.

I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people - especially young people - and that they're not 'sexy' or 'cool.'

I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine.

There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.'

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.

It is frustrating that people have a hard time telling other female stories besides, 'Is she going to get the guy?'

I've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.

It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable.

I guess the more women are present and out there in life, the more their stories will be told. I don't know. Their stories have always been told on Lifetime.

When you look at the roles I've done and the roles coming up, they're all strong. I guess I'm more drawn to that than that kind of submissive role females can be categorised as.

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