Geena Davis quotes Her role as April in 'Tootsie' (1982) Born: 01/21/1957 Country: usa

• “If you risk nothing, then you risk everything” (Geena Davis)
• “Something's like crossed over in me and I can't go back. I couldn't live.” (Geena Davis)
• “I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, 'Ow, ow, put it back!'” (Geena Davis)
• “People want you to satisfy every possible dream or expectation they would have for a woman president, ... We still live at a time when a female president is controversial - even though it seems so bizarre that we've made it to the 21st century excluding half of the potential talent pool.” (Geena Davis) [/president/time/president]
• “It's a fantasy that we could have a president who could actually make choices based on what's right, rather than having to weigh the political fallout. But that's sort of what we're showing. ... And you can dream.” (Geena Davis) [fantasy/president/right]
• “We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents.” (Geena Davis) [god/people/office/think]
• “will happen. It's just a question of when.” (Geena Davis) [question]
• “So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made.” (Geena Davis) [countries/government/think/change]
• “I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready.” (Geena Davis) [vote/america]
• “When my agents said I had been approached to play the president on this show, I said, `So do I have to read it first or will you just say yes now?' For Thelma to be the president is just delightful. It's certainly the role with the most gravitas that I've had to play. I love the way Mackenzie is in the world, how she deals with people, how straight she is and how intelligent and confident she is. It's a pleasure.” (Geena Davis) [president/willpower/president/role]
• “If it isn't a success, that still wouldn't be grounds for divorce.” (Geena Davis)
• “This is the chance to see, in all its aspects, what it is like to suddenly become president. You have a crisis in Nigeria and you have a 6-year-old. And you have twins in trouble in high school.” (Geena Davis) [chance/president/crisis/high]
• “I've always looked up to him, even though he is shorter.” (Geena Davis)
• “If she ran for president, she'd win.” (Geena Davis) [president]
• “[You'll Like It If: You're looking for a replacement for] West Wing, ... I love you, go win the country.” (Geena Davis) [replacement/love]
• “Somebody warned me early on to be very careful about brushing up against the chocolate,” (Geena Davis)
• “ice water in my veins.” (Geena Davis) [water]
• “For Thelma to be president -- I just think it's delightful,” (Geena Davis) [president/think]
• “I loved that I went straight from being an incredibly deadly assassin in 'Long Kiss Goodnight' to the mother of a mouse, ... I just thought that was fabulous ... we all have everything within us, the ability to be a killer or the girlfriend of an insect.” (Geena Davis) [being/kiss/mother/ability]
• “It made perfect sense to me that I would play this part, ... I have always been interested in roles that are gonna be challenging for me - but also, characters that other women can identify with.” (Geena Davis) [perfect/women]
• “[Another time, it was the stars of the movie who spoiled the ending for me. I had missed a chance to see] Thelma and Louise ... You know, Susan, maybe we should do a sequel to 'Thelma and Louise.' ” (Geena Davis) [time/movie/chance]
• “As an Independent, she has no party backing, ... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It causes even more upheaval in Washington than her being female.” (Geena Davis) [being/president/more/being]
• “[Work for Davis is playing America's first female president, who also is juggling three kids and an unwelcoming Congress, on the ABC drama (premiering Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET/PT).] I have been to several real Inaugural Balls, ... But President Clinton didn't have a cake shaped like the White House. That was my special idea.” (Geena Davis) [president/president]
• “It's certainly the role with the most gravitas that I've had to play,” (Geena Davis) [role]
• “but I have to appreciate that actors have it a lot easier than other people who have to work these kinds of hours -- even the actual president.” (Geena Davis) [actors/people]
• “A woman as the leader of the Free World is an impossibility. Muslim countries won't talk to you.” (Geena Davis) [leader/countries]
• “I didn't really base my characterization on anybody, ... I don't really work that way when I played a role. I find the parts of myself that the character has. I believe we all have everything within us, the ability to be a killer or the girlfriend of an insect. It was finding those parts of myself that I felt could serve the character of Mackenzie.” (Geena Davis) [role/find/character/ability]
• “Thelma & Louise.” (Geena Davis)
• “Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows, ... I think there could be room for two quite different examinations of the same political office.” (Geena Davis) [lawyer/think]
• “It's important for what kids watch that, as far as possible, they see the real world reflected, to see men and women, boys and girls, sharing the space.” (Geena Davis) [watch/men/women/girls]
• “We're showing kids a world that's very scantly populated with women and female characters.” (Geena Davis) [women]

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