Kathryn Bigelow Quotes
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Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way.
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It's totally thrilling to direct.
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War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.
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I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.
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When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.
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I began to exercise a lot of cinematic muscle with the precepts I had learned in the New York art world. Film was intriguing. I began to think of art as elitist; film was not.
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You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that.
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For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison.
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I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me.
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I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences.
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The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.
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I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, explore uncharted ground.
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There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can.
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Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs.
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I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.
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On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.
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I don't know if I thrive in normal life.
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I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.
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Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well.
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Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form, with a limited audience, I recognized film as this extraordinary social tool that could reach tremendous numbers of people.
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My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke my heart. I think part of my interest in art had to do with his yearning for something he could never have.
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It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.
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I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive.
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I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.