Kathryn Bigelow
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 refuse to stop making movies.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

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

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

One should make morals judgements for oneself.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

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.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

I don't know if I thrive in normal life.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

When he brought it to me four years ago, Rodney King had just arrived, I was involved in the clean-up of L.A. and I guess it was part of my experience.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

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

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

I don't believe in censorship in any form.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive.

Kathryn Bigelow
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 tremendous numbers of people.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

Right now, there's the illusion of order and civilization, but there's a tremendous amount of economic tension in this country and the educational system is constantly eroding.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

My interest is to work in as uncompromised a way as possible.

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

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

Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow

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