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Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological.
Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Kathryn Bigelow
I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film.
Kathryn Bigelow
War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.
Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Kathryn Bigelow
For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison.
Kathryn Bigelow
I don't know if I thrive in normal life.
Kathryn Bigelow
The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process.
Kathryn Bigelow
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.
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.
Kathryn Bigelow
I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker.
Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Kathryn Bigelow
I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences.
Kathryn Bigelow
I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.
Kathryn Bigelow
What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.
Kathryn Bigelow
I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling.
Kathryn Bigelow
I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.
Kathryn Bigelow
I'm interested in social commentary.
Kathryn Bigelow
I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.
Kathryn Bigelow
Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way.
Kathryn Bigelow
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.
Kathryn Bigelow
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