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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. "

Kathryn Bigelow

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

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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