I don't know how in the twenty-first century we can possibly justify not showing girls things that they can aspire to, and at the same time, how can we possibly be showing boys this narrow vision of what women are and what they can be. Geena Davis More Quotes by Geena Davis More Quotes From Geena Davis I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have to binge-watch the entire thing. Geena Davis want watches television I'm so not a party person. I'm so not social and don't go to parties. Geena Davis party persons social My sons last summer, they won a trophy from their surfing camp and they came home and went right over to the shelf and put it up next to my Oscar. That's where we put our trophies. Geena Davis summer home son The creators of kids' media had no idea they were leaving out that many female characters. They were in utter shock that the worlds they were creating were so bereft of female presences. Geena Davis female leaving character The only time I got the absolute most insanely nervous in my life was at the Olympic trials, because archery is a horrible spectator sport. Nobody goes and watches an archery tournament. Because the targets are three-quarters of a football field away. Who can tell who's winning? You can't even see your own target from where you are. Geena Davis winning football sports My scripts are always filled with notes. I like to just analyze everything from the point of view of the whole picture, of the movie, my whole picture. Geena Davis notes scripts views Obviously, movies don't almost ever shoot in sequence. Geena Davis sequence It's okay if it takes two or three years for something really good to come along, but I don't want to wait ten years for something great to come along. Geena Davis waiting two years I almost never get nervous. I have ice water in my veins. Geena Davis ice-water veins nervous Here's my theory of change : nearly every sector of society has a huge gender disparity problem, but there's one category of gross inequality where the under-representation of women can be fixed absolutely overnight : on screen. Geena Davis entertainment Thelma Louise. there's still so much affection for the movie and we loved it. Geena Davis entertainment There certainly are still great roles that come along that we see women in. Geena Davis entertainment Dressing up used to be more of a thing. My dad wore a suit always. Now you think, why bother? Geena Davis dressing think you dad The motto of my institute has always been, 'If they can see it, they can be it.' And it's literally true. If we show something on-screen, it will change what happens in real life. Geena Davis true motto change life What I didn't realize until much later, in hindsight, was I had subconsciously been choosing projects where the woman was in charge of her own destiny. Geena Davis realize woman own destiny 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. Geena Davis feel big me women Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure. Geena Davis she ball how play It's a fantasy that we could have a president who could actually make choices based on what's right, rather than having to weigh the political fallout. But that's sort of what we're showing. And you can dream. Geena Davis you fantasy political choices We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents. Geena Davis woman god time people As an Independent, she has no party backing... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It causes even more upheaval in Washington than her being female. Geena Davis she woman being party
