Kathryn Bigelow Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“With each project, I'm going for something that makes viewers think, 'Wow, I've never seen a film like this before,' and later think, 'Wow, I've only seen a film like this once before. I saw it in theaters and am watching it now on Netflix or a similar streaming service.'”
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“If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies.”
-- Kathryn BigelowSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there.”
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“Those of us who work in the arts know that depiction is not endorsement. If it was, no artist would be able to paint inhumane practices, no author could write about them, and no filmmaker could delve into the thorny subjects of our time.”
-- Kathryn BigelowSource : "Kathryn Bigelow addresses 'Zero Dark Thirty' torture criticism". articles.latimes.com. January 15, 2013|.
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“Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological.”
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“I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film.”
-- Kathryn BigelowSource : “Action Heroine” by Karen Durbin, www.elle.com. June 10, 2009.
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“You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesnt work like that.”
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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.”
-- Kathryn BigelowSource : "'I like to be strong'". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. October 21, 2002.
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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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“Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.”
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“I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me.”
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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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“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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“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.”
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“My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.”
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“There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible.”
-- Kathryn BigelowSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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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.”
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“I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not.”
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“There will come a time when the world will look back to modern vivisection in the name of science, as they do now to burning at the stake in the name of religion.”
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“I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker.”
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“I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences.”
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“I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.”
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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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“I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.”
-- Kathryn BigelowSource : "Kathryn Bigelow: 'Zero Dark Thirty' has no agenda". Interview with Rohit Vats, www.news18.com. January 17, 2013.
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“One should make morals judgements for oneself.”
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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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“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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“Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way.”
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“Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs.”
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“I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.”
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