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I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life. That's my own reality, so it's a doorway into a world for me.

What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older.

Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.

I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

I think that female roles, they can be victims, they can be sympathetic, they can be in pain, they can be in suffering - but they can't be ugly. I think there's so much fear surrounding that, that it makes a film unlikeable, that it won't sell.

There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.'

Both men and women are really vast and boundless and yet in many films we're told that they're not. We're told they can only be one thing - like handsome and charming and that's it. Nothing more.

I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good.

Every actress has to face the facts there are younger, more beautiful girls right behind you. Once you've gone beyond the vanity of the business, you'll take on the tough roles.