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" I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else. "
Kathryn Bigelow
Else
Outside
Myself
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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 think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive. "
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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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" Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well. "
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" I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences. "
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" Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form, with a limited audience, I recognized film as this extraordinary social tool that could reach tremendous numbers of people. "
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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 like high impact movies. "
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" I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going. "
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" I don't know if I thrive in normal life. "
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" There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible. "
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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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" I do have to say I have been very fortunate. "
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" Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way. "
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" I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker. "
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" War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. "
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" I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling. "
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Break
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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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" My interest is to work in as uncompromised a way as possible. "
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" It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological. "
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Capacity
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" You have to disengage at some point in order to be fresh. "
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" You only have so much money to shoot a movie with. "
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" The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process. "
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" It's totally thrilling to direct. "
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