Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau

In all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don't feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.

Aishwarya Rajesh
Aishwarya Rajesh

Directors approach me for doing 'strong' women characters which, as an actor, increases a sense of responsibility to give my 100 per cent and even more for the faith they entrust on me.

Albina Shagimuratova
Albina Shagimuratova

I like to play strong women because there is so much emotion to bring to these roles.

Allison Scagliotti
Allison Scagliotti

I know, as an overachiever straight-A student in school, I always responded to smart, strong, women represented on screen.

Ally Walker
Ally Walker

I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a cop is still a strong character.

Ally Walker
Ally Walker

I just have that cop gene going on. I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a cop is still a strong character.

Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell

My mother and I used to watch 'Maude,' and I think she loved 'Maude' because my mother wanted to see strong women out there with a voice.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

In community work, you reach some people, but in writing, I can reach many more people, not only in exploring issues of domestic violence, but also by showing the importance of strong women in communities.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

With the strong women I write about, I want to create a sense of strong possibilities.