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" There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't worry for that character. "

Kathryn Bigelow

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Be Strong

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" I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive. "

" 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. "

" I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker. "

Kathryn Bigelow

Myself

Think

" 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. "

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

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Way

Action

" 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. "

Kathryn Bigelow

Become

Film

" 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. "

" I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently. "

" 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. "

" Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well. "

" I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film. "

" I like high impact movies. "

Kathryn Bigelow

High

Impact

" I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell. "

" What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail. "

Kathryn Bigelow

Relevant

Opportunity

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

Kathryn Bigelow

Purge

Urge

" I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences. "

" 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. "

" I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me. "

Kathryn Bigelow

Thrive

" My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one. "

" Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological. "

" You only have so much money to shoot a movie with. "

" I'm interested in social commentary. "

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

" For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison. "

" I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there. "

Kathryn Bigelow

Filmmaking

You

" 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. "

Kathryn Bigelow

Film

Conscience

" I began to exercise a lot of cinematic muscle with the precepts I had learned in the New York art world. Film was intriguing. I began to think of art as elitist; film was not. "

" My interest is to work in as uncompromised a way as possible. "