29 Geena Davis Quotes for You to Enjoy

Geena Davis

American Actress

Born: Jan 21, 1956

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If you risk nothing, then you risk everything. Geena Davis

You Nothing Everything Risk Then

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made. Geena Davis

Government Needs Change Made Think Other Other Countries Sign Ranks Fact Had Leaders Countries Female Representation In Fact Many Startling

Archery is something that I took up later and didn't know I had a natural aptitude for. Geena Davis

Natural Took Later Aptitude Archery Something Had Know Up

I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, 'Ow, ow, put it back!' Geena Davis

Archers are pretty focused. Geena Davis

Focused Pretty

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

Me Women Opportunities Made Seen Big Overwhelming Few Pumped Out Characters Give Had Excited Feel Come Reaction Empowered Female Female Characters Got How Louise Being Different Movie Realise Who Profound

My parents are both from Vermont, very old-fashioned New England. We heated our house with wood my father chopped. My mom grew all of our food. We were very underexposed to everything. Geena Davis

Food Mom Father Parents Our Everything Both New House New England Vermont Were Very Heated Wood Grew England Chopped Old-Fashioned

I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance. Geena Davis

Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure. Geena Davis

Athlete She Knows Sure Ball How Rosie Play

This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like. Geena Davis

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 Political President Dream Rather Having Could Weigh Make Sort Fallout Than Fantasy Choices Who Showing Based Actually Right

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

God Time Entertainment Woman People Will Become Few Think Presidents Willing See Stays About More Had Female Making Office While Used Show Certainly Help Help People

Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows... I think there could be room for two quite different examinations of the same political office. Geena Davis

Political Lawyer Think Examinations Could Look Forensics Office Same Quite Different Room Shows Cop Number Two

I played this character twice in live action, and now I've become an animated character. It was actually fun to see myself drawn - I've never been a drawn character before. Geena Davis

Myself Character Become Before Action Live Drawn See Animated Never Been Live Action Fun Now Twice Actually Played

When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films. Geena Davis

Daughter Believe Films Later Kids Out Would Seeing Guys Had Sons Since Most Limited Friends Decades Roles Same Current Interesting Movies Interesting Things Choices Act Many Play Hardly Things

It's really important for boys to see that girls take up half of the planet - which we do. Geena Davis

Girl Half Important See Take Boy Up Which Planet Really

When I was first starting out was also when I first started really paying attention to the Oscars and stuff like that. And I remember thinking, 'Wow, everything is great for women in Hollywood, because Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jessica Lange, Sally Field - they're all doing incredible work.' Geena Davis

Work Great Women Remember First Field Thinking Incredible Everything Out Wow Attention Glenn Stuff Glenn Close Like Meryl Meryl Streep Also Because Doing Sally Close Hollywood Really Paying Jessica Jessica Lange Started Oscars Starting

I am completely obsessed with numbers and data. I have become a scientist in later life. Geena Davis

Life Become Later Data Obsessed Am Scientist Numbers

I had one date in high school - that was it, and he didn't ask me out again, because I was taller than everybody. I was very gangly and awkward, and I wore weird clothes that I made. Geena Davis

I get the feeling that characters are written female when they have to be, and all the other characters are male, and it doesn't occur to somebody that the lawyer, the best friend, the landlord, whoever, can be female. Geena Davis

Best Somebody Lawyer Feeling Other Characters Best Friend Written Female Occur Male Friend Get Landlord Whoever

I was once up for a part, and the male star was also producing the movie. They were talking about meeting with him or having an audition with him, and then we get the message, 'He wants to have dinner with you.' I said, 'Is that the audition, or is it that he just wants to have dinner with me?' Geena Davis

Me You Dinner Meeting Once About Having He Part Also Message Him Talking Said Audition Were Male Up Get Just Movie Wants Then Producing Star

I was averaging about one movie a year my whole career, and that was because I'm fussy. I probably could have done more. Geena Davis

Year Fussy About More Could Because Done Movie Whole Career

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