Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way. — Kathryn Bigelow Action Copy Share Image
I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me. — Kathryn Bigelow Environment Copy Share Image
Jordan is a very secular, Westernized country in some respects. — Kathryn Bigelow Country Copy Share Image
Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before. — Kathryn Bigelow Courage Copy Share Image
When he brought it to me four years ago, Rodney King had just arrived, I was involved in the clean-up of L.A.… — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. I'm trying to unpack why, to look at what it means to… — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently. — Kathryn Bigelow Character Copy Share Image
You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that. — Kathryn Bigelow Choice Copy Share Image
On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously. — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't. — Kathryn Bigelow Film Copy Share Image
I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive. — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
With each project, I'm going for something that makes viewers think, 'Wow, I've never seen a film like this before,' and later… — Kathryn Bigelow Cinema Copy Share Image
Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form, with a limited audience, I recognized film as this extraordinary social tool that could… — Kathryn Bigelow Art Copy Share Image
I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for… — Kathryn Bigelow Character Copy Share Image
Right now, there's the illusion of order and civilization, but there's a tremendous amount of economic tension in this country and the… — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
One of the elements in the film that really fascinated me was not to look at the world in bi-polar terms of… — Kathryn Bigelow Cold Copy Share Image
If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't… — Kathryn Bigelow Can't change Copy Share Image
I began to exercise a lot of cinematic muscle with the precepts I had learned in the New York art world. Film… — Kathryn Bigelow Art Copy Share Image
There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make… — Kathryn Bigelow Differences Copy Share Image
I always want to make films. I think of it as a great opportunity to comment on the world in which we… — Kathryn Bigelow Care Copy Share Image
I have always firmly believed that every director should be judged solely by their work, and not by their work based on… — Kathryn Bigelow Community Copy Share Image
If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't… — Kathryn Bigelow Awareness Copy Share Image
My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one. — Kathryn Bigelow Cinema Copy Share Image
I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell. — Kathryn Bigelow Love Copy Share Image
The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process. — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
