Jessica Chastain Quotes

The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart way to keep young women away from feminism, is to kind of put out this idea that all feminists hate men, or all feminists are ugly; and that they really come from a place of fear.

Women are so powerful they're scary, and the incentive to squash this has been going on for so long that some of us actually believe we're subordinate.

People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

I feel, in our culture, the girl with any sort of power is called 'difficult' or various words that are demeaning just because she has a voice, has confidence, and stands for her rights. It is sad, but it is the truth of our country.

As women, we need to stand together. We are judged and objectified often enough by men.

Male supremacy has kept woman down. It has not knocked her out.

I think the media's a little frightened of women.

I wanted to write a voice that for me, as a reader, had been missing from the chorus: the voice of an angry woman.

Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged in by male energy.

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?

I think a lot of people love to convolute what everyone else does in order to disempower women.

I've found that people get particularly frustrated and shut down when women in fiction are disgusting or disordered.

I would definitely say I'm a feminist. To me, it just means being attentive and mindful. It's about equality and equal treatment. It feels like a gut instinct.

Men think a woman should not have an opinion.

Every woman should be filled with shame by the thought that she is a woman.

I don’t have any respect to men who send women out to do their fighting for them.

There’s no more despised figure on earth than a woman who seeks power.

It's really hard to have your voice heard in a man's world. People are always comparing women and bringing them down - that, I'm completely against. We have an obligation as women to not pit ourselves against each other, because men are going to do it for us.

As a feminist of Egyptian and Muslim descent, my life's work has been informed by the belief that religion and culture must never be used to justify the subjugation of women.

If you're not a victim, and you don't need help, then you're definitely seen as a threat as a woman.

A woman is never going to get to be Bond or Doctor Who. That will never happen.

There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!

When a woman shouts, she isn't usually praised for it. She's condemned as aggressive and coarse.

I feel like there is a lot of homophobia and misogyny in the music business, and I feel like I've gotten to a place where I've broken down a lot of those doors.

To me, it's disheartening when you have someone take away everything you've done as a woman because of a man.