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> [Paradoxically, in the field being a woman actually helps you: people often feel more comfortable talking to women, which is key in documentaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/paradoxically-in-the-field-being-a-woman-actually-helps-you-people/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

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## More by Cosima Spender

> [I grew up in Siena and was surrounded by the Palio, and all my friends at school were obsessed with it. But since my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/i-grew-up-in-siena-and-was-surrounded-by-the-palio-and-all-my-friends/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

> [I studied anthropology and art history, as I have always been captivated by living traditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/i-studied-anthropology-and-art-history-as-i-have-always-been/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

> [Documentaries are unpredictable. You never know what will turn up, and the drama occurs in real time. But if you listen to people, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/documentaries-are-unpredictable-you-never-know-what-will-turn-up-and/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

> [Paradoxically, in the field being a woman actually helps you: people often feel more comfortable talking to women, which is key in documentaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/paradoxically-in-the-field-being-a-woman-actually-helps-you-people/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

> [The Palio is shrouded in mystery and secrecy, and the players can't discuss their devious schemes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/the-palio-is-shrouded-in-mystery-and-secrecy-and-the-players-can-t/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

> [If something I make succeeds, people say it was luck. But I don't just throw myself into the unknown. I research my subjects and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/if-something-i-make-succeeds-people-say-it-was-luck-but-i-don-t-just/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

> [I would like people to feel that they've understood something more about Siena than the usual Palio as seen by tourists. It is full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosima-spender/i-would-like-people-to-feel-that-they-ve-understood-something-more/)

[Cosima Spender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosima-spender/)

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