Jodie Whittaker Quotes

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's how VI came to life.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

I think the reason 'Sexy Beast' was so good was it wasn't just another run-of-the-mill gangster film; it was a love story.

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

I see theater as a simple formula. Audience plus players plus story makes the play.

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

I'm all about the story. If I like the character and I think the story's entertaining, I'll do it.

I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes.

There are few films where you have women really driving the plot.

I'm an actor. I try to play a character in a really cool story, the very best I can.

I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.

At the heart of drama is conflict.

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story.

I'm always drawn to strong female leads, so that's what drew me to 'Lost Girl.' I was a 'Buffy' fan and watched it with friends every week. I was also a big fan of 'Alias' when that was on - they both had strong female leads, and that's what draws me in the most.

I read the script for 'Guncrazy' in 1985 and loved it because it was one of the few scripts I'd come across that revolved around a strong female character.

Until they come up with an independent woman who's on an adventure of her own, I don't think I'm interested.

I think Wonder Woman is a very difficult character to crack. More difficult than Superman, who is also more difficult than Batman. Also, a lot of people in Hollywood believe that it's hard to do a big action movie with a female lead. I happen to disagree with that.

Homicide is the best material I've had the chance to do.

I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.

I think the type of actor I am, I tend to play strong leading female characters. The shows I've been on happen to be science fiction genre.

When you cast someone like Natalie Portman, the character can't just be the love interest.

'Network' was formidable in the sense that I was playing a strong, avant-garde woman.

I've always thought that there is a great female James Bond movie to be done. I'm not literally calling her Jane Bond, I mean, but a female secret agent.

Certainly 'Wonder Woman' needed to be made, and I'm so beyond thrilled with how it came out. I met Patty Jenkins, and I told her, 'I'm sure you're going to make a sequel, and if you need anybody Amazonian, there's always me. I'm available.'