Quotes About Masculinity

I believe that a strong man makes a strong country.

Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive.

I like a strong male, a strong man. I like strong men.

Male actors don't get asked about playing strong men; they're just men.

You would never say to a man, 'do you like playing strong men?' You just wouldn't say that.

Not boys don't cry' - boys should cry, and it makes you healthier and stronger for it.

I think films about men are often about characters who don't want to express their feelings. You're supposed to kind of admire them for not expressing their feelings. And I feel that's a bit dull. Women's stories often have stronger emotional content, which I enjoy doing. What I really love doing is mixing that with humor.

I raised two sons, and I know that even though they're bigger and stronger than I am, they're still little boys inside. They still cry, they still hurt. So whenever I write a male character, no matter how 'heroic' he may be, I think of my sons. And I remember that every man was once a little boy.

All good actors are actresses. The more like a woman they are, the better they act, because a man's salvation is his femininity. Women have stronger sensibilities than men, which allows them to go a bit deeper when they are on and off the stage.

I'm one of those people who has always struggled with emotions and revealing them. When my dog Orson died, I did this very male thing of 'It's just a dog and I'll just move on.' I was very slow to grasp the emotion. But Orson is the reason I started writing about dogs.

Of the opposite sex, I have the moustache and, in general, the face.

How clear can I put this? I am not denying female oppression; I am trying to stop it by calling for a more fluid masculinity.

I'm a man's man. I go out climbing and live outdoors.

Men aren't really conscious about what they wear. They are more interested in the fit and comfort and they don't want to wear anything that's too outlandish, so I think it will take me some time to start a menswear line.

You have an ideal of masculinity to live up to, and then there's everything else on top. You have to be a perfect husband. You have to be in shape. Apart from alcohol and exercise, there are very few outlets for men.

I became the master of playing the straight bat - I would go to bars with the boys, I would always be the one to start a fight, to be outrageous and drink the most. I even went to the extreme of marrying the perfect woman for me.

Fashion has underscored the interchangeability of men for a long time, maybe from the outset.

I was playing pretty boys and these angelic roles like Nicholas Nickleby and all that stuff. And I was like, 'What am I doing? This isn't who I am, as a man or an artist.' I had to overcome people's belief that I was too pretty to be a badass.

Kijkend naar Vanhecke besefte je eens te meer wat de beknopte definitie van fascisme is. Mannelijke hysterie.

You know, Rose said, You're not the first man in history who thinks his cock is the path to wisdom. You're not the first man to make his hard-on into the Holy Grail.

If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a harsh statement, but I believe it to be true.

Men are clinging to football on a level we aren't even aware of.& For centuries, we ruled everything, and now, in the last ten minutes, there are all these incursions by women. It's our Alamo.

It's a depressingly masculine world we live in, Dolores.

Men have periods, too... they just dont bleed.