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 think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive. - Kathryn Bigelow
I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive.
- Kathryn Bigelow
Those of us who work in the arts know that depiction is not endorsement. If it was, no artist would be able to paint inhumane practices, no author co… - Kathryn Bigelow
Those of us who work in the arts know that depiction is not endorsement. If it was, no artist would be able to paint inhumane practices, no author co…
Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm. - Kathryn Bigelow
Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.
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
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.
The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey. - Kathryn Bigelow
The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.
Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form, with a limited audience, I recognized film as this extraordinary social tool that could reach tremendou… - Kathryn Bigelow
Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form, with a limited audience, I recognized film as this extraordinary social tool that could reach tremendou…
Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well. - Kathryn Bigelow
Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well.
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 r… - Kathryn Bigelow
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 r…
There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible. - Kathryn Bigelow
There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible.
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