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" I don't know if I thrive in normal life. "
Kathryn Bigelow
Life
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Thrive
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" War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. "
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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 do have to say I have been very fortunate. "
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" You only have so much money to shoot a movie with. "
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" One should make morals judgements for oneself. "
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" 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. "
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" I like high impact movies. "
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" I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film. "
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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 definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not. "
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" I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me. "
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" 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. "
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" I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker. "
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" I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences. "
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" My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one. "
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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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" 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. "
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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 journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey. "
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" I like to be strong. "
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" I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring. "
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" It's totally thrilling to direct. "
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" I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there. "
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" When James Cameron brought me the script, which I developed with both Cameron and Jay Cocks, I wanted to make it a thriller, an action film, but with a conscience, and I found that it had elements of social realism. "
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