I was too masculine, athletic, so pretty unsexy. To be perceived differently, I had myself photographed half naked for Playboy. – Sharon Stone On how she worked in her image to win role in Basic Instinct.
I’m a female but I have a masculine side and I’m not going to negate that part of myself. – Annie Lennox
Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative. – Ken Follett
Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides. – Scott Bakula