Richelle Mead Quotes

I don't believe that a female character needs to surrender her femininity in order to be an action hero.

It's great to have female characters that have depth that you can explore instead of being the decoration or the girlfriend or the wife.

I love strong female characters.

I was always looking for the female characters in sci-fi and fantasy who were more than just the girlfriend.

I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.

In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!

I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

I do feel privileged to play Elektra, because definitely she is a strong female character. She's a strong character. It would be nice if eventually we'd just say she's a strong character, not a strong female character.

I like female characters that are strong in their own right and not because the author said so.

When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.

We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them.

I like strong, strong women who don't go down without a fight. I like iconic roles. They don't come around very often, so I have to wait for them. Obviously I'm not the typical blonde who stands by the side, while the man has all the fun.

There's no need for a female character that does things like a male character; that's not what makes interesting female characters in my view.

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.

People sort of accuse Tolkien of not being good with female characters, and I think that Eowyn actually proves that to be wrong to some degree. Eowyn is actually a strong female character, and she's a surprisingly modern character, considering who Tolkien actually was sort of a stuffy English professor in the 1930s and '40s.

One of the most interesting female characters I've written about was Meg Riddoch, the lead character in 'The Thompson Gunner'.

There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away.

I think women have such rich emotional lives that they are expressive about. I also think they're funny. I like watching strong female characters, and I like writing them. I don't know if it's conscious that I gravitate towards women, but it's certainly evolved that way.

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 want to do a little bit of everything. I want to play a good, strong female character.

I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.

I think it's important that we have strong, female characters in movies now, which can really leave an impression on people - especially young people - and that they're not 'sexy' or 'cool.'

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.

I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male characters sometimes, in some ways. That's what's interesting and attractive about women.

There are still movies where females are just there to be cool, or they are there to lambaste their husbands and scold. But female comedy characters are changing for the better.