Quotes by Geena Davis

“If you risk nothing, then you risk everything”

“Somethings like crossed over in me and I cant go back. I couldnt live.”

“I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and Id do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and Id pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then Id scream, Ow, ow, put it back!”

“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 weve made it to the 21st century excluding half of the potential talent pool.”

“Its a fantasy that we could have a president who could actually make choices based on whats right, rather than having to weigh the political fallout. But thats sort of what were showing. ... And you can dream.”

“Were 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. Its certainly about time that we had a few female presidents.”

“will happen. Its just a question of when.”

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

“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. Its certainly the role with the most gravitas that Ive 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. Its a pleasure.”

“Were showing kids a world thats very scantly populated with women and female characters.”

“Were showing kids a world that is very scantily populated with women and female characters. They should see female characters taking up half the planet, which we do.”

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

“I love to see those barriers broken. What Im really hoping is that we can get break the barriers and then get past it to the point that its really not shocking news.”

“Its a fascinating story to see him get in ... The fox is in the hen house.”

“When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, wed 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.”

“And the trouble is, if you dont risk anything, you risk even more”

“The greatest risk is the one not taken”

If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.

If you risk nothing then you risk everything.