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" My father wanted to be a hero. He went to the Air Force Academy, was valedictorian, and then he found himself strafing villagers in Vietnam in a war he didn't want to be in and didn't understand. He was extremely conflicted about the line where he went from being the good guy to possibly being the bad guy. "

Patty Jenkins

Good

Hero

War

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Patty Jenkins

Kind

Story

" I can't stand characters with contradictory information. "

" When I made 'Monster,' I didn't think about it being about a woman. I didn't think about that she was a lesbian. I was telling a story about a specific person who was tragic and looking for love in the world, and the more I could make her you, the more of a victory. "

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Patty Jenkins

Powerful

Women

" A woman doesn't have to direct a woman's film and a man doesn't have to direct a man's film; otherwise, where would we be? "

" New kinds of heroics need to be celebrated - like love, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, diplomacy - or we're not going to get there. "

" It's not about superheroes. This is the method of universal storytelling that all people have... To me, they're the same as the Greek myths or the Roman myths or religious figures of every religion. These are common characters that we use to express stories about being a better person or what you would do when faced with various things. "

" To me, the two things that Gal Gadot - who is an amazing actress, and she played a great Wonder Woman - but the true things that she actually has inside of her are this incredible warmth and charm that is also informed by great intelligence. It's those two things. "

Patty Jenkins

Woman

Amazing

" We want to teach a better way and to be a hero, and there's no one like Wonder Woman to do it. "

" Every villain has their belief system that makes perfect sense to them. "

" I know that a man's version of a tough woman is very different from a woman's version. "

" I have more information than anybody's ever had about this case. I have 7,000 letters from Aileen Wuornos and all the letters between her and her girlfriend. "

" Who should make a great movie about Wonder Woman? It should be somebody who loves Wonder Woman. And I know that I'm that. So let's go and try. "

Patty Jenkins

Wonder

Great

" Just look at Gal Gadot when she smiles or when she meets somebody and shakes their hand. That is the embodiment of Wonder Woman. She is so beautiful and powerful, but kind and generous and thoughtful. She's just an amazing person. "

" I have passed on a lot of things that would have been extremely lucrative, because they were nothing else. "