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I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive. — Kathryn Bigelow

I'm interested in social commentary. — Kathryn Bigelow

It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't. — Kathryn Bigelow

I don't know if I thrive in normal life. — Kathryn Bigelow

Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well. — Kathryn Bigelow

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before. — 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

Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way. — Kathryn Bigelow

I look at someone like Kathryn Bigelow, and I have so much admiration. She's playing in the boy's sandpit, and winning. — Lena Headey

I love the Kathryn Bigelow example: she didn't just do war movies - she did them better than other directors. — Patricia Riggen

I do have to say I have been very fortunate. — Kathryn Bigelow

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. — Kathryn Bigelow

The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process. — Kathryn Bigelow

Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs. — Kathryn Bigelow

I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell. — Kathryn Bigelow

I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else. — Kathryn Bigelow

Jordan is a very secular, Westernized country in some respects. — Kathryn Bigelow

I've always developed all my own pieces, and they're time-consumers. — Kathryn Bigelow

It's totally thrilling to direct. — Kathryn Bigelow

You only have so much money to shoot a movie with. — Kathryn Bigelow

My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one. — Kathryn Bigelow

Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological. — Kathryn Bigelow

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going. — 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 believe in censorship in any form. — 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

I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I wait for the day when the modifier can be a moot point. — Kathryn Bigelow

I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker. — Kathryn Bigelow

I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me. — Kathryn Bigelow

I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring. — Kathryn Bigelow

On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously. — Kathryn Bigelow

For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow. — Diablo Cody

I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film. — Kathryn Bigelow

Films don't cause violence, people do. Violence defines our existence. To shield oneself is more dangerous than trying to reflect it. — Kathryn Bigelow

The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident. — Kathryn Bigelow

Even after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles. — Julia Stiles

I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling. — Kathryn Bigelow

My interest is to work in as uncompromised a way as possible. — Kathryn Bigelow

There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible. — Kathryn Bigelow

You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that. — Kathryn Bigelow

I like high impact movies. — Kathryn Bigelow

Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm. — Kathryn Bigelow

I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not. — Kathryn Bigelow

I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences. — Kathryn Bigelow

I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there. — Kathryn Bigelow

One should make morals judgements for oneself. — Kathryn Bigelow

I like to be strong. — Kathryn Bigelow

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey. — Kathryn Bigelow

The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelow's thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around. — Lynda Obst

You have to disengage at some point in order to be fresh. — Kathryn Bigelow

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. — Kathryn Bigelow