It's not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.
I have a real pet peeve for women who play damaged characters but don't look damaged.
When I made 'Monster,' I didn't think about it being about a woman. I didn't think about that she was a lesbian. I was telling a story about a specific person who was tragic and looking for love in the world, and the more I could make her you, the more of a victory.
I grew up very inspired by 'Superman One' and by kind of the promise of the genre of what a superhero origin story can do.
Just look at Gal Gadot when she smiles or when she meets somebody and shakes their hand. That is the embodiment of Wonder Woman. She is so beautiful and powerful, but kind and generous and thoughtful. She's just an amazing person.
At the end of the day, making 'Monster' was unbelievably hard, as making any movie is. And the only thing that made it worth it is not those awards and all those kind of things that I can barely remember because I was so overwhelmed. It was really that night in the editing room, that day on set. It was those things.
I never want to set a belief that a woman has to direct a woman's film, meaning she can't direct a man's film. If only films can be directed by people who are exactly the same as that, it's only gonna limit all of the women more.
Hollywood can't stand heroes who aren't sympathetic.
If a film is based on a true story and you don't use anyone's name, you can do what you like.
I love a great myth. I love a superhero origin story.
Hollywood is driven by beautiful faces. Always has been.
It was harder, I think, to get attention for the films that I wanted to do than I expected it to be.
I'd spent summers growing up in Mississippi, so I had an idea of what the South is like.
I'm excited to see her power really soar and us have a great time having a great Wonder Woman in our world.
I was aware that I was the first person of all time getting to direct a Wonder Woman film, and that was taken very seriously.
Strangely, I have a huge aversion to movies that try to teach healthy people an abusive lesson about the darkness in the world.
I know that I'm carrying a bit of a weight on my shoulders of what I do represents more than just myself as a director. I wish that wasn't true, but it is. It makes me think about doing work that I believe in and that I believe I can do well, probably even a hair more than I would otherwise.
I have more information than anybody's ever had about this case. I have 7,000 letters from Aileen Wuornos and all the letters between her and her girlfriend.
When I'm on a movie, I'm unavailable every day for a year and a half. You can't do that with a little baby. Somebody might be able to do it, but not me.
I have an aggressive streak of my own.
