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All Quotes by author - Kathryn Bigelow

" Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way. "

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

" Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological. "

" For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison. "

" 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. "

" I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else. "

" I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, explore uncharted ground. "

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

" I do have to say I have been very fortunate. "

" I don't believe in censorship in any form. "

" I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling. "

" I don't know if I thrive in normal life. "

" I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going. "

" 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. "

" I like high impact movies. "

" I like to be strong. "

" I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not. "

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

" I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently. "

" I'm interested in social commentary. "

" I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film. "

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

" I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences. "

" I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker. "

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

" I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me. "

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

" It's totally thrilling to direct. "

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

" Jordan is a very secular, Westernized country in some respects. "

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