Quotes About Gender

I would argue that something dark is lurking between the sexes, and that it is seeping out into cinema.

That's always been part of my goal - to show the dark side of women. Men write about bad men all the time, and they're called antiheroes.

I've beaten two of the best players in the world, and if that doesn't say that women can't play darts I don't know what can.

I had a lot of friends who were boys. I played ball with them, but we didn't date. They didn't ask me that much because I wasn't cute enough or because I didn't drink or party.

It would be weird enough just being in a band trying to date. It makes it harder being a parent. And it makes it really interesting when you're trans.

I've thought long and hard about this, and I think a lot of the dysfunction around dating has to do with men having the control.

I always felt that, for me, as a woman, I always had to wait around. In all other arenas, I was ambitious and a go-getter, but when it came to dating, I wasn't supposed to go after what I wanted.

My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.'

Would I put my daughter in a private all-girl school? No. Would I put her in a private co-ed school? Yes. Would I put her in the school I went to? No way.

I do see the world as being different for girls - especially now, having daughters.

Those who used to ask my father to be ashamed of himself for training us in wrestling now say they wish they have daughters like me.

I too have daughters, and it saddens me that people think of daughters as a burden.

Instead of going into politics, I decided to go into comedy, which is the second most daunting career path for a woman.

Why is being a female having an agenda any more than being a misogynist - which David Mamet most certainly is?

Growing up, I always looked up to males or comedians such as Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. I also love Lucille Ball, from the show 'I Love Lucy.'

In terms of actors and roles that I want to do in the future, most of those have been played by men. I mean Robert De Niro is my favorite actor of all time. That's the thing, it's not a woman, it's a guy.

I was almost afraid to speak on the things I've dealt with as a woman.

I think people were just seriously happy to find a funny woman who does comedy like a man. Because I learned how to do comedy from guys, from watching those Dean Martin roasts years ago.

I think we will have a boy baby and he will be born on the 20th of August. Everyone else has a girl baby and at times I don't believe I should mind having a little Phyllis Dawn but Dearest wants a boy and I do.

I basically lived like a guy for, certainly, the first decade of my career, and I just wanted to blend in.

Sometimes I feel like there's a little bit of woman deep down inside of me, that when I put on the drag, she's able to come out.

I know people want me to sort of defend myself, to sit here and be like, 'I'm a boy, but I wear make-up sometimes.' But, you know, to me, it doesn't really matter.

Sex, sexual dynamics and how we define our sexuality, is one of the major deals in everyone's life.

I don't define drag. Drag is defined by me.