Women's Representation in Media Quotes

I do fairly represent Middle Eastern women.

We've done a couple of women's mags, but we tend to talk about feminism and women in the industry, which I feel more comfortable talking about. It's a more valuable discussion than, 'Oh, you're a girl in a band. What hair conditioner do you use?' I use hair conditioner, and I like talking about it. But I don't want that to be the question.

I've worked with a lot of female directors over the course of my career: Martha Coolidge, Catherine Hardwicke, Jodie Foster.

I think 'Saturday Night Live', starting in the 1970s, really gave women an outlet to be funny. A lot of those women went on to have film careers, from Kristen Wiig now to Tina Fey and Gilda Radner.

When I first started doing press interviews, the big question was, 'Do you think women are funny?' People would ask you that in an interview. In an interview! It's like, of course they are.

Oh all the time when Victoria Wood and I did our series. There were people asking 'Can women be funny?' People still ask that. It's like asking: 'Can women breathe in and out?'

Why can't science work on making women more entitled in general? Or at least get us to listen to those L'Oreal ads that tell us how we're worth it?

I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life.

I think the likes of Alex Scott and Rachel Brown-Finnis have been unbelievable in terms of the punditry they do.

I want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion.

I think that we all fantasize about that teeny tiny time in the film industry when women ruled, back in the '40s.

There are a lot of female directors in documentary, very talented. But it's always lower budget.

When I was in college, my graduation thesis was called 'Female Directors.' I interviewed all of the important female directors from Mexico. There were four. That was it.

It felt amazing to be one of a handful working female directors in Hollywood.

It's just cool for a girl to be able to do her own thing. I do a lot of movies, and I'm very lucky, and I'm not complaining. But in movies, alongside big action men, we've always got to take a step back and let the men shine.

I think it's absolutely about time that we have as many female leads as male. It's a very exciting time to be an actress.

I represent women that you don't see a lot in media and in print.

I'm such a huge advocate for strong, intelligent representation of women in the media.