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

~Geena Davis

Topics: Always Back Been Before Even Go Hotels Never Say Welcome

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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.'

~Geena Davis

Topics: Also Attention Because Close Doing Everything Field First Glenn Great Hollywood Incredible Jessica Like Meryl Meryl Streep Oscars Out Paying Really Remember Sally Started Starting Stuff Thinking Women Work Wow I Remember

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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.

~Geena Davis

Topics: Always Been Change Happens Institute Life Literally Motto On-Screen Real Real Life See Show Something True Will

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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

Topics: Anybody Aunt Different Either Family Had Inspiring Lucky Me Really She Side Than Very Who

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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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Topics: Careers Casting Encourage Engineering Girl How Jobs Lot More Movies Pursue Science Stem Technology Today Tv Women

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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.

~Geena Davis

Topics: About Action After Compliance Find Girl Learn Parents Passed Percent School Schools Site Take Thirty Title Use Web Web Site Years

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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

Topics: Change Countries Fact Female Government Had In Fact Leaders Made Many Needs Other Other Countries Ranks Representation Sign Startling Think I Think

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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

Topics: Arm Back Bends Caught Close Doors Elbow Elevator Got Had Like Pretend Put Scream Stand The Doors Then Things Way Would Wrong Wrong Way

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

~Geena Davis

Topics: Aptitude Archery Had Know Later Natural Something Took Up

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

~Geena Davis

Topics: Athlete Ball How Knows Play She Sure

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: January 21st, 1956

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