Peyton Reed Quotes

I think when Madonna did sexy stuff, she looked more in control. And I think it looked more like she was breaking boundaries. Today, it feels like it's pandering to everything that's wrong, and I don't think it's nice, especially for young girls.

I didn't want to be the girl who posed in 'Playboy' and then - by the way - made some music.

I wish no teams had cheerleaders. I find it more distracting than anything else.

It would have been very easy for me to put on a little tight skirt and go out and try what I always call the 'Barbie doll' roles.

Sometimes a woman's looks or sensuality are too readily wrapped up in their power.

I definitely love women. They are more attractive to the naked eye.

All girls want to be sexy.

If a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she's a dry stick as a rule.

Women have to be pure and respectful.

I'm more comfortable watching 'Dev D' with my mom than a film that makes a woman an object whose only purpose is to dance provocatively.

I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.'

Objectivity is almost a choice you make. As a burlesque performer, I didn't choose to be objectified.

I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?'

I don't have a problem being labeled a sex symbol, though I personally don't feel very sexy about myself.

I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.

It is not a woman I want - it is all women.

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.

I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.

I like to undress women - not to dress them. You know, like Manet's 'Olympia' or Helmut Newton's photographs - naked women with shoes. This is what I am trying to do.

The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn't any.

It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy.

I hate girls who complain, 'Oh, guys are looking at me!' But I love it when guys check me out. It just feels great.

It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood.

My God, must I always wear a low-cut dress to be important?

Britney would make a better prostitute than Christina. She's thicker.