Social Commentary Quotes by Kathryn Bigelow

I don't believe in censorship in any form.

— Kathryn Bigelow

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

— Kathryn Bigelow

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

— Kathryn Bigelow

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

— Kathryn Bigelow

Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.

— Kathryn Bigelow

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…

— Kathryn Bigelow

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

— Kathryn Bigelow

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.

— 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…

— Kathryn Bigelow

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.

— Kathryn Bigelow

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.

— Kathryn Bigelow

It's totally thrilling to direct.

— Kathryn Bigelow

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

— Kathryn Bigelow

There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible.

— Kathryn Bigelow

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

— Kathryn Bigelow