Kathryn Bigelow quotes - page 2

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. (Kathryn Bigelow)
Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological. View quote
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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, whereas film was not. View quote
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I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film. View quote
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War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't know if I thrive in normal life. View quote
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The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process. View quote
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When he brought it to me four years ago, Rodney King had just arrived, I was involved in the clean-up of L.A. and I guess it was part of my experience. View quote
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When James Cameron brought me the script, which I developed with both Cameron and Jay Cocks, I wanted to make it a thriller, an action film, but with a conscience, and I found that it had elements of social realism. (Kathryn Bigelow)
Right now, there's the illusion of order and civilization, but there's a tremendous amount of economic tension in this country and the educational system is constantly eroding. View quote
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I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker. View quote
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There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't worry for that character. View quote
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I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences. View quote
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I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else. View quote
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What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail. View quote
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I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm interested in social commentary. View quote
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I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not. (Kathryn Bigelow)
I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring. View quote
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Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way. View quote
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My criteria for doing a television series never changed. I wanted more stability, I wanted more of a sense of family, I wanted to do light comedy. View quote
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Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow - Image
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Director
Born: November 27, 1951
Quotes count: 49