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> [Here's the problem: women directors are not allowed to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/here-s-the-problem-women-directors-are-not-allowed-to-fail/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

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> [With every film I've made, 'Whale Rider' included, I've had a vision that was far bigger than the budget allowed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/with-every-film-i-ve-made-whale-rider-included-i-ve-had-a-vision-that/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

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## More by Niki Caro

> [I recognised that femininity and strength are not mutually exclusive, and I think that femininity has often been equated with weakness, but we know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/i-recognised-that-femininity-and-strength-are-not-mutually-exclusive/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [I'm not at my house storyboarding, and telling them they need to move from A to B, 'Move here and then there.' Never, ever!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/i-m-not-at-my-house-storyboarding-and-telling-them-they-need-to-move/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [I don't see myself as a crusading feminist filmmaker. Not at all. I have the luxury of coming from New Zealand and I've had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/i-don-t-see-myself-as-a-crusading-feminist-filmmaker-not-at-all-i/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [Fundamentally, the way I work is exactly the same whether I'm making 'Whale Rider' or 'Mulan'. And those two stories are somewhat similar. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/fundamentally-the-way-i-work-is-exactly-the-same-whether-i-m-making/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [Martial arts are inherently both incredibly impressive and incredibly beautiful. And that's my female nature, maybe, and my instinct, to make things beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/martial-arts-are-inherently-both-incredibly-impressive-and-incredibly/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [I blew up the mine in 'North Country'. It was about a kilometer long. I was so nervous that I'd do it wrong that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/i-blew-up-the-mine-in-north-country-it-was-about-a-kilometer-long-i/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [As far as people getting into the industry and creative roles as writers and directors, I would say that technology is on your side,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/as-far-as-people-getting-into-the-industry-and-creative-roles-as/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [In all cases, I will always hire the best person for the job, and it just so happens that many of those are women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/in-all-cases-i-will-always-hire-the-best-person-for-the-job-and-it/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [The problem for me, with most movies for children, is that the filmmakers make the mistake of making it too simplistic. Where a child's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/the-problem-for-me-with-most-movies-for-children-is-that-the/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [When I was starting out I was way too scared to ask real directors how to do it or ask for advice, I'm really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/when-i-was-starting-out-i-was-way-too-scared-to-ask-real-directors/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [If you look at my body of work, which is not very big, really, it took an evolutionary leap with 'The Zookeeper's Wife'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/if-you-look-at-my-body-of-work-which-is-not-very-big-really-it-took/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [I made 'Whale Rider', I saw that to be specific and authentic is to be universal, and I've continued to work in an identical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/i-made-whale-rider-i-saw-that-to-be-specific-and-authentic-is-to-be/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [When I made 'Whale Rider' - of course, I'm not Maori and have no business, as a white girl, telling people how to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/when-i-made-whale-rider-of-course-i-m-not-maori-and-have-no-business/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [I do commit really, really passionately. It's why I only work every five years. It's exhausting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/i-do-commit-really-really-passionately-it-s-why-i-only-work-every/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

> [You know, what is so curious about being a director is that you never get on anybody else's set and see how they do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-caro/you-know-what-is-so-curious-about-being-a-director-is-that-you-never/)

[Niki Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-caro/)

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