"With men, there are some scenarios where it stops mattering how he looks. With women, it always matters. In a comedy movie, the male wacky sidekick can be the chubby Zach Galifianakis or the nearly deformed Steve Buscemi. But if the female wacky sidekick isn't attractive, like the overweight Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids, then every scene needs to be about how ugly and fat and mannish she is. That has to be the core of her character.
"Her role in society or level of accomplishment doesn't matter. Even if she's a damned candidate for the Supreme Court, the female always has a dual role: to function as a person, and to act as decor.
"And we get pissed if she doesn't do her job."
"Her role in society or level of accomplishment doesn't matter. Even if she's a damned candidate for the Supreme Court, the female always has a dual role: to function as a person, and to act as decor.
"And we get pissed if she doesn't do her job."
"As a girl
I’ve got to be cute, right?
While I’m still in school
It’s okay to be stupid
More than Einstein
I want to be like Dianna Agron"
I’ve got to be cute, right?
While I’m still in school
It’s okay to be stupid
More than Einstein
I want to be like Dianna Agron"
—HKT48, Einstein yori Dianna Agron
"We chatted the night away about how great it is that female characters can be sexy and tough, sexy and smart, sexy and professional ... It was a great night for women and for the men who write for them."
