“[Regarding how the L Word change how she selects her roles] I really have a lot less tolerance for being subjugated to simply being the emotional center of a story, rather than being the active portion of the plot. It's as if women can't drive the action so often in stories. I don't know who made up that rule but it can get very frustrating if there's not more to play.”

— Jennifer Beals

Interview on AfterEllen.com (3 June 2010) http://archive.is/20130628093754/http://www.afterellen.com/people/2010/6/jennifer-beals-interview?page=0,1

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