Geena Davis Quotations

I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.

Once I fix what kids watch, I'll be moving on to everything else.

All I wanted, to be petite and attractive. I was afraid I'd never stop growing.

The fictitious worlds created for kids are nearly bereft of female presence. It's sending a very clear message from the beginning that women and girls do not have half of the adventures, that they're not as important. We're teaching kids that girls and women don't take up half the space in the world.

I used to be very unathletic. I was always so gangly and self-conscious about my height. I had convinced myself I was uncoordinated. And as a result, I didn't want to try stuff.

I was tall from minute one. Always the tallest kid by a large margin. And my fantasy was to take up less space in the world.

I remember very distinctly being so tall I didn't fit sleeves, so I ended up modeling lingerie and bathing suits, sleeveless stuff, basically. I didn't have a good body, but I believed I knew how to stand or pose to mask it.

I had a pretty poor self-image for a long time. I broke into acting as a model in New York. I was never anything like a "supermodel," but I made a living at it for a couple years. The thing was, I was convinced that I was tricking everyone into thinking I was attractive.

My theory of everything is that we are training kids to have gender bias against girls, therefore when you are an adult, you don't see it. We think it's normal.

The most important thing is to change what children see from the beginning. To not create a problem we have to fix later.