Melissa George Quotes

I like women in film. I like women in general, but I especially like to show them on film. They are not ciphers.

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 really excited that 'The Other Woman' did so well at the box office, and I hope that will keep encouraging people to make movies about women, starring women, about female friendships. More. Please.

I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.

Disney has proved without a shadow of a doubt that movies with a female lead work.

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

One of the things I think I can do in my lifetime is stop to remind myself that - and keep affirming that - women can sell movies.

I am very keen to do a film that's female-led.

It's so rare that you actually get to find a really well-written female lead.

Women are never the protagonists; we're always reactionary against everything that's done to us. I like people who write for women that have got a bit more about them.

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

Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies.

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

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

I'm not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman - not unless she is looking for new images.

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.

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.

I think that there are a lot of male writers and directors in Hollywood, and a lot of the female characters you do see are really one-dimensional, but I think that's changing more and more as there are more women taking control in Hollywood.

People should start appreciating films where women are at the centre.

When the time is right, I will do female-centric films.

I've always - from my very first film, 'Shopping,' which was Jude Law and Sadie Frost, I mean, I've always liked strong women characters in films.

I think female-centric films shouldn't be only about thriller or horror. Angelina Jolie has been doing all kinds of stuff.

I think despite what we've seen on TV, people like seeing women and knowing about women's stories and their struggles and their truth. I think we've seen it in a lot of these shows - when there's a cast of all women, it does very well.

With films like 'NH-10' and 'Phillauri,' what Anushka Sharma is doing, or what Shraddha Kapoor and Vidya Balan are doing with their films, the industry is changing for women.

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