Especially on television, it's not so much a patriarchy; it always seems that there's a smart, strong woman calling the shots, and her doofus husband. In the sitcom world, it's almost a cliche that the women have the common sense, going back to 'The Honeymooners.'

Jake Weber

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I need a strong woman who can handle the attention I get and not get upset if I cuddle a stranger for a social photo.

Noah's daughter is different from the girls of 'Suburgatory.' She goes to Brown, so she's in college, and she's very smart. And his wife is very much a very strong woman. She's certainly in charge at his house. She's Dallas's polar opposite.

Alan Tudyk

Art Woman Wife

Nicki Minaj is definitely somebody that we love. She is such a powerful, strong woman, and she's so talented.

Ally Brooke

Power Love Woman

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

Ang Lee

Woman Ways Way

I like to think that I represent myself as a strong woman, so to work with other strong women I find very inspiring.

Annabelle Wallis

Work Women Men

My mother was - and is - a very strong woman; very strict. She was a serious mum; a feared parent.

Ashley Walters

Fear Woman Very

I think it's important to be that strong woman and to follow your passions regardless of what your situation is.

Ayesha Curry

Your You Woman

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.

Barbara Taylor Bradford

You Woman Will

Nicki Minaj is a very strong woman who knows exactly what she wants. As an artist, I understand her, and I could see how she could be misunderstood by a lot of people, but she is really passionate about her art, and that's something I really admire about her.

Bebe Rexha

Art Woman Who

Let's be clear, I'm a strong woman.

Bethenny Frankel

Woman T Strong Woman

She raised me to not think of men and women as different. She raised me without gender. It's kind of the reason she named me Billie. It's not about being a strong woman - it's about being a strong person.

Billie Lourd

Women Men Woman

On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how to be a strong woman. But along the way, I got caught up in the stories of Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and so many others. So how do you pick the best heroes for your kids?

Brad Meltzer

Life Art Your

Sometimes people are like, 'Do you want to play strong women?' I don't have to play strong women in order to feel like a strong woman myself, but I do feel it's important to play characters that are complex and interesting and believable.

Bryce Dallas Howard

Women Time Men

I get comments all the time on Twitter, and fan mail about how amazing it is to see me play Iris West: a strong woman. It's not really about her being black; she just happens to be black.

Candice Patton

Time Men Amazing

I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.

Carice van Houten

Time Woman Vulnerable

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.

Carly Simon

War Car Woman

John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

Caroline Kennedy

Courage Age Woman

The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.

Catherine Bell

Respect Business Art

'Night of the Comet' established me as a strong woman. And let's face it, this business is very surface and one dimensional - so it's easy to get typecast.

Catherine Mary Stewart

Men Business Woman

I still go through times when I'm down. I don't feel like I'm that strong woman that people think I am today.

Cheryl Burke

Time Woman Today

I've always loved Jennifer Lopez, and I think, as an entertainer, she is a great example of a strong woman that is also very levelheaded and cool and produces her own content.

Christina Milian

Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman.

Cokie Roberts

I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It's hard for me to be away, but I know my home life is fine because my wife is there.

Darius Rucker

There's a tendency to locate the cliche of the 'strong woman' exclusively in the present day, as if those many women who endured such inconveniences as the Depression and the Second World War were porcelain compared to, say, Amy Schumer.

David Hepworth

The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.

Dee Wallace

I do think that there is something about an intelligent, strong woman who also needs to be taken care of that will attract a certain kind of man sometimes. And that relationship is interesting on screen. Bad relationships are more interesting than good relationships to watch.

Elisabeth Moss

Being completely independent doesn't make you a strong woman - it's being strong enough to trust yourself in other people's hands that takes guts.

Emily V. Gordon

I have always looked after my little girl - my wife - and made sure she is in the safest hands possible at all times. She was always an unbelievably strong woman.

Engelbert Humperdinck

The fact is that Sarah Palin positively emanates strength. She gives off the aura of being a strong woman who doesn't back down, and she does it sporting heels and wearing her family like a badge of honour. I am sure there are a million other women out there who are doing the same thing.

Erin Brockovich

I feel like a good mom. I'm a strong woman now... Don't look down on me. Pray for me because I'm trying.

Fantasia Barrino

Cavalli is all about being a strong woman - being sexy and powerful. Which is how we'd like to feel, all of the time! The clothes are very strong and sexy - quite Amazonian. And you feel like that yourself when you're wearing the clothes.

Georgia May Jagger

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen.

Ginger Rogers

My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I'm really thankful to her.

Henry Cavill

Sometimes I wake up and think I look horrible. And sometimes I see a strong woman.

Irina Shayk

My father left... but I tell my mom - and I told my mom this when I was a kid - I said, 'You know what, Mom? Good thing he left because you're a strong woman.'

J. R. Martinez

Especially on television, it's not so much a patriarchy; it always seems that there's a smart, strong woman calling the shots, and her doofus husband. In the sitcom world, it's almost a cliche that the women have the common sense, going back to 'The Honeymooners.'

Jake Weber

My wife is a very strong woman.

James Nesbitt

I am very chill and comfortable in my own skin, and because of this, I believe it is exactly what is needed when you are with a strong woman. My wife is no shrinking violet in her own right. As a result, you have to know when to push, when to pull, when to let it go, and when to stand firm.

Jason Winston George

Because I've got younger sisters, I want to impart on them the possibility of being a strong woman in whatever role I choose.

Jessie Buckley

You don't read many scripts, especially for crime dramas, that feature a strong woman as the central character.

Jodie Whittaker

Women watch and say, 'I like watching you control your own space. It's motivated me to do better, to go back to college, to even try law school. My daughter's been watching you since she's 10 - I love the fact that she's watching a strong woman who's in control.' All of those things are good, positive things.

Judy Sheindlin

I have two great examples of a father. My dad is honestly my hero and sets the bar high for how a man should treat a woman. My stepmother is a caring, genuine and supportive woman. My mom is a spunky strong woman with a huge heart. And my sister is just a pure angel. There is a lot of love in my family.

Kaitlyn Bristowe

I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows.

Katy Perry

Being the ideal of a strong woman means utilizing all the things that God gives you. People are always saying to me, 'You're a strong female, so why are you wearing a bikini on the cover of that magazine?' Being a strong woman is misconstrued to be something evil and ugly.

Kelis

I come from a strong woman who believed - and my father believed - that anything a man could do, a woman could do better.

Kimberly Guilfoyle

I am a strong woman. I come from a background as a prosecutor.

Kimberly Guilfoyle

I think a lot of girls look up to me because I'm a strong woman.

Kristin Cavallari

I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.

La'Porsha Renae

I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.

Little Richard

I love a very alluring woman. I love a strong woman. I love a woman that wanders, that just wants to explore.

Luke James