Maggie Q Quotes

Oprah didn't want to put me on the show for a really long time because she thought I was more for the men than for the women.

The majority of my audience has always been women.

I write for women because it's the only way I can use what I've experienced. It's good that people like what I write, but I don't want to go down the feminist path.

There is a lot of content out there for the female demographic.

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

You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So, talk to me about chick flicks.'

I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.

To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, 'Oh well, that's for women'.

I am interested in stories that concern women.

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 was interested in working on a show that was driven by women.

One of the things that's important for anybody adapting source material that is primarily a male buddy picture is to find ways to latch on to strong female characters in the piece and bring them to the forefront and celebrate their point of view alongside the men; otherwise, it becomes a sausage party, and it's a singular point of view.

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

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

Women bring things to the storytelling of news that is maybe more relatable to the women that are consuming.

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

Having covered the crazy campaign of 2016 and seeing a lot of young women showing up, I just had this ah-ha moment. I went to my bosses and said, 'Guys, I want to make women my priority.'

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.

I came out, as not enough of our stories are told from our perspective. 'Marie Claire' was offering the chance to be a part of a women's magazine, which often celebrates ordinary women doing extraordinary things.

People expect to just hear something raunchy from a female - we're missing meaningful messages as women. We don't have enough stories.

Even 'Posham Pa' is written by a woman so it's a perspective which I empathise with more.

Women-centric films are being made, and they are doing well.

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.

To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it.

I am interested in writing how women really feel, how they really think, and how they respond to men. I don't want men reading my books because they might find out too much.