Veteran American actress Lin Shaye, who has earned the epithet "scream queen", feels women are taught to suppress their voices since childhood with the initial life lessons being "say please, thank you, do what you are asked to and stay out of trouble" when, on the contrary, they need to be vocal about their views and concerns.

"We have sort of been trained to be quiet about things, say please and thank you... That is sort of how I was trained... Always do what you are asked and do what you are asked to politely... It is really our responsibility to not feel threatened enough that we don't speak up," Shaye told IANS over phone from Hong Kong while promoting her film "Insidious: The Last Key".