Amanda Foreman Quotes

I can't stomach most of the movies about women.

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.

James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't.

My women characters should not exist only to play the 'love interest' of a male character.

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds.

We don't have enough young, female antiheroes. We don't accept women as antiheroes the way we do the men.

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

We often see literature about women that impair and immerse the women themselves, such as when women are portrayed as objects of consumerism.

We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them.

There's no need for a female character that does things like a male character; that's not what makes interesting female characters in my view.

I always look for roles that make me feel good about being a girl. I have to say that there are a lot of roles out there that make me feel really bad about being a girl. You can imagine what the things are and I shall not go into detail.

I wouldn't know how to write a weak female character. I read so much epic fantasy growing up, where you have these sword-wielding, in-your-face warrior maidens.

I just really have an affinity for women. Watching them go through journeys is more interesting to me than watching men.

I don't believe that a female character needs to surrender her femininity in order to be an action hero.

Women are not inherently passive or peaceful.

I think the idea that women can stand up and be strong and still be seen as beautiful and sexual is kind of cool, and I would like to see more of that.

Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.

There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away.

I won't take parts where the female character has no substance.

Strong female leads are important.

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.

Women don't realize how powerful they are.

I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

I'm a true woman, not a Bond girl. That's why I say all the time, 'James Bond lady,' 'James Bond woman.'

I'm personally fed up with people seeing women and girls cast as victims.