I met a lot of women in the military with Meg Ryan, and they were remarkably impressive: Competent and strong and not versions of men, but versions of women. And they had stories to tell about how difficult it had been for them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the most interesting female characters I've written about was Meg Riddoch, the lead character in 'The Thompson Gunner'.
My whole drive to be an actor was finding roles that I really believed represent modern women, the struggles that we deal with. Women who are strong and capable and in control of their own lives.
I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny.
I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.
My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.
The brave and capable women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have performed admirably.
The interesting thing is that I found scenes which I put together which could appeal to almost every woman, or apply to almost every woman after the war. Falling in love, dancing, marrying.
Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.
Prior to Saving Private Ryan I never worked with men. I was always working with some babe, and it was always about falling in love, and it just got turned around. I'm not looking for any particular kind of story. I wait until it comes across my desk.
This is still a man's profession, with a lot of men who intellectually and emotionally have not accepted that the military could be women's work.