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" I have a handicap in that English is not my first language. So even though I'm a writer, I don't write anymore because it's just harder in English. "
Patricia Riggen
Write
Because
First
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" It's a very tricky relationship, the cinematographer and the director as a woman. "
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" Directors only have instinct to work out of, because there is no formula. Formulas don't work. Actually, if you follow a formula, you will probably end up with a bad movie. "
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" Every single line, every single thing has to be fought over. There's kind of like an intrinsic doubt from absolutely everyone in my crew, my producer, everyone. It's not just the film industry - it's a worldwide thing. It's the culture of the world to doubt women. "
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" Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes. "
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" If your film is in English, it makes it that much easier to get a wide release. "
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Your
Much
Get
" I wish I had seen some women directing before - that would have given me the idea of who I was. "
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Wish
Women
Seen
" I think the three Mexican directors - Alejandro Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro - gave all of us foreign, and particularly Latino, directors a big break. "
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Us
Three
" It never crossed my mind to be a director, and I'll tell you why: because I'm a woman. It just didn't occur to me, but I knew I had to be in film. "
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You
Woman
" I love getting people's opinion of what I'm doing. "
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Doing
Getting
" I am tired of having to prove myself constantly, even after being hired. Every single day, every single idea, I need to prove myself. I am tired of it! "
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I Am
Myself
Need
" I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that stigma anymore. I think that what's harder is to be a woman, not to be a Latina. "
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Get
Think
Woman
" To get a movie star, you have to give them two hours of screen time. "
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You
Hours
Time
" I finally, you know, moved to Mexico City, where the film industry is. I started working there as a producer, which is a very, very valid thing for women to do, because we always produce for men, right? "
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Women
Men
Know
" There are a lot of female directors in documentary, very talented. But it's always lower budget. "
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Talented
Always
Documentary
" I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director. "
Patricia Riggen
Director
City
New York
" The idea that women compete or don't like each other or undermine each other or sabotage each other, that's a big miss. That is not true at all. At all. My women connect with each other instantly and help each other. "
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True
Big
Connect
" Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much. "
Patricia Riggen
World
Own
Language
" I am grateful that I'm working, but I also have to say I've worked really, really hard and had to fight a lot. "
Patricia Riggen
Grateful
I Am
Lot
" When I was in college, my graduation thesis was called 'Female Directors.' I interviewed all of the important female directors from Mexico. There were four. That was it. "
Patricia Riggen
Important
College
Graduation
" The only thing I have is instinct and intuition and just staying very, very connected to the moments and try to bring in what your gut is telling you. "
Patricia Riggen
Intuition
Try
Moments
" I think the three Mexican directors that came before me did a very good job in Hollywood because they came in and started directing things like 'Harry Potter.' "
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Three
Me
Good
" I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change. "
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Change
Hard
Need
" I love the Kathryn Bigelow example: she didn't just do war movies - she did them better than other directors. "
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Love
Movies
" I've always seen movies in English with Spanish subtitles. For audiences around the world, the language is less important than if it's a good film. "
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Important
World
Movies
" I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater. "
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You
Moment
Movies
" The problem of working in a mine, you are inside the belly of the monster, and it controls you. The air you breathe, the stones that fall on your head, we had to be on guard. "
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Head
Problem
You