Alison Bechdel Quotes

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.

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

I was called a misogynist because I was reducing women to mothers. 'Reducing women to mothers' - now there is possibly the most anti-women statement I've heard.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

Every woman is just a different kind of problem.

It's ingrained in people's minds that it's a typecast and a stereotype that women are just emotional and crazy.

To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse.

What I get a bit angry about is the image of women.

If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things that I do because they almost treat you as if you're handicapped if you're a woman... people can be impressed that I can play a few chords on the guitar.

I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.

Too often, women are portrayed in two ways: as prizes to be won by men or as damsels in distress.

I feel like people are funny, and women are people, so I'm sick of the distinction.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

There are still people who have an issue working with a woman director. Women can be viewed as 'difficult' even though they work in the same way as men.

When a woman behaves like a man why doesn't she behave like a nice man?

If you're a man and you ask questions, you're a genius; if you're a woman, you're difficult.

I realized early on that I always hated girls who used their femininity to get what they wanted.

As a female, you are often being asked by directors to be warmer, softer, flirt more, smile more etc... None of those things are bad, and obviously we are capable of a variety of human behavior, but it gets really old having to play into somebody's stereotype or ideal.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

I'd like to get to the point where I can be just as mediocre as a man.

With a male-centric show, the women are usually very two-dimensional.

I used to be very interested in the history of women's rights in this country and in other countries. I tried to learn as much as I could about it, and more than anything, I would be called gay. It was phenomenal. But if a boy has something to say, he is appreciated; he's even popular. If a girl says something, it's instantly a threat.

If there's ever a woman who's smart, funny, or witty, people are afraid of that, so they don't write that. They only write parts for women where they let everything be steamrolled over them, where they let people wipe their feet all over them.