Kathryn Bigelow Quotes
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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A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Germany will not be erased.
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Parenting is an impossible job at any age.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.
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We don't have performances as big as 'Lemonade Mouth' on 'Zeke and Luther,' but they're both amazing experiences; just, 'Lemonade Mouth' was a bit bigger. It was different for me.
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
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I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.
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You start thinking about a character in a new book, of course you're going to think pretty soon, 'Well, what's their secret? What is their problem?' Maybe, 'What is their secret?' is another way of saying, 'What is their problem?' There's got to be some issue, or you've got a totally boring book!
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The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.
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I think back a little bit when President Bush was elected President and what kind of economy he inherited from the Clinton administration. The economy was going down. It was not doing well.
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Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's the place. That's how it works.
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I've been engaged a couple times.
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Apartheid either is or is not. And it must not be.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
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People expect to see white guys, Sunday afternoon, on 'Face the Nation.' And people with a direct interest in politics do watch those shows. But not a lot of normal people watch those shows. But, 'Real Time With Bill Maher,' it's unbelievable how many people watch that.
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When you're young and have the opportunity, it's crucial to learn as much as possible about your profession from every possible angle.
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Much of modern life is preventable chronic stress injury.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s peaceful, determined struggle for social justice, and Sargent Shriver, who launched the Peace Corps, were early heroes. A career of public service was the ultimate aspiration.
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It's just hard to meet new people, in my position.
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The reporting has always been what drives me.
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Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life.
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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.
