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" How do we encourage a lot more girls to pursue science, technology, and engineering careers? By casting droves of women in STEM jobs today in movies and on TV. "

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" I was really lucky that I had an aunt who was very inspiring to me. She was different than anybody in my family on either side. "

Geena Davis

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" It's really important for boys to see that girls take up half of the planet - which we do. "

" Archers are pretty focused. "

Geena Davis

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Pretty

" 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. "

" I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready. "

" Something's like crossed over in me and I can't go back. I couldn't live. "

Geena Davis

Over

" When I was first starting out was also when I first started really paying attention to the Oscars and stuff like that. And I remember thinking, 'Wow, everything is great for women in Hollywood, because Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jessica Lange, Sally Field - they're all doing incredible work.' "

" 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

Washington

Her

" This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like. "

" 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!' "

" I haven't ever gone to any Mensa meetings. "

" The motto of my institute has always been, 'If they can see it, they can be it.' And it's literally true. If we show something on-screen, it will change what happens in real life. "

" If you risk nothing, then you risk everything. "

" When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films. "

" 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. "

" Somebody warned me early on to be very careful about brushing up against the chocolate. "

Geena Davis

Against

" Archery is something that I took up later and didn't know I had a natural aptitude for. "

" If I go to hotels, they always say, 'Welcome back', even when I've never been there before. "

" Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure. "

" 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. "

" I've always looked up to him, even though he is shorter. "

Geena Davis

Always

Even

" I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance. "

" 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. "

" I played this character twice in live action, and now I've become an animated character. It was actually fun to see myself drawn - I've never been a drawn character before. "