I definitely had very strong male figures in my life, who, when I look back, clearly laid the foundations to who I am.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm used to very strong women because my mother was particularly strong, and my father was away all the time. My mother was a big part of bringing up three boys, so I was fully versed in the strength of a powerful woman, and accepted that as the status quo.
Really, in a way, I took over the male role.
I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.
Growing up with three boys in a heavily male-dominated world, I especially needed to express myself as a woman.
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.
I like to think that I represent myself as a strong woman, so to work with other strong women I find very inspiring.
I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to men.
I've always had trouble with male authority figures because my father was such a martinet.
I wish I were as tough and strong as the women that I'm lucky enough to portray.
I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.