American - Actress | January 21, 1956 -
Having been in some roles that really resonated with women, I became hyper-aware of how women are represented in Hollywood.
Geena Davis
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I was averaging about one movie a year my whole career, and that was because I'm fussy. I probably could have done more.
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The big takeaway I got from 'Thelma & Louise' was the reaction of women who had seen the movie being so profound, so different. It was overwhelming, and it made me realise how few opportunities we give women to feel excited and empowered by female characters, to come out of a movie pumped.
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I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at some point would say, 'So... would you consider this a feminist movie?' People are worried that it's a taboo thing, so I took great relish in saying, 'Yes, I would. Write that, yes.'
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You can't snap your fingers, and suddenly half of Congress is women.
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There are woefully few women CEOs in the world, but there can be lots of them in films.
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Identifying with a character is one of the best parts of seeing a movie, but as women, we've had to train ourselves to experience the male journey.
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Film roles really did start to dry up when I got into my 40s.
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One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot people leapt to that conclusion because becoming a parent happened to coincide with film roles tapering off.
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Disney has proved without a shadow of a doubt that movies with a female lead work.
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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.'
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