Kathryn Bigelow Quotes - Page 2

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• There will come a time when the world will look back to modern vivisection in the name of science, as they do now to burning at the stake in the name of religion.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Animal, Names, Looks

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• One should make morals judgements for oneself.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Judgement, Moral, Should

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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.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Thinking, Directors, Firsts

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

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Movement, Painting, Film

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

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Environment, Natural, Thrive

  Kathryn Bigelow, Peter Keough (2013). “Kathryn Bigelow: Interviews”, p.160, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Character, Simple, Directors

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• War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. I'm trying to unpack why, to look at what it means to be a hero in the context of 21st-century combat.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  War, Hero, Dirty

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Opportunity, Holy Grail, Relevant

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• I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  I Can

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• I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Glasses, Trying, Ceilings

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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.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Character, Thinking, Provocative

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• Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Heroism, Submarines, Way

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

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Thinking, Seductive, Way

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• I don't know if I thrive in normal life.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Normal, Thrive, Knows

  Kathryn Bigelow, Peter Keough (2013). “Kathryn Bigelow: Interviews”, p.160, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I like high impact movies.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Impact

  "Kathryn Bigelow: 'Zero Dark Thirty' has no agenda". Interview with Rohit Vats, www.news18.com. January 17, 2013.

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• I'm interested in social commentary.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Social, Commentary

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• I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Shooting, Stage

  "Kathryn Bigelow: back in the danger zone" by Steve Rose, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2009.

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

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Looks, Dramatic, Peak Experiences

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

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Thinking, Film, Makers

  "Kathryn Bigelow makes history as first woman to win best director Oscar". Article by Matthew Weaver, www.theguardian.com. March 8, 2010.

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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

  Stars, Character, Worry

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• I don't believe in censorship in any form.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Believe, Censorship, Form

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• I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Film, Found, Very Inspiring

  "Kathryn Bigelow: Director with a different take" by William Skidelsky, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2009.

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• I do have to say I have been very fortunate.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Has Beens, Fortunate

  "Q&A: Filming a War of Bombs in The Hurt Locker". Interview with Julian Sancton, www.vanityfair.com. July 8, 2009.

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

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Soldier, Purpose, Kind

  Kathryn Bigelow, Peter Keough (2013). “Kathryn Bigelow: Interviews”, p.157, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Directors, Directing Movies, Gender

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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