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Kathryn Bigelow
American
Director
Born:
Nov 27
,
1952
Film
Like
Me
Think
Very
You
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Perhaps the only thing in my favor is that I am very tenacious. I don't take 'no' very well.
Kathryn Bigelow
Favor
Only
Tenacious
Take
Perhaps
Well
Am
Very
The Only Thing
Thing
I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.
Kathryn Bigelow
Think
Extreme
Consistently
Drawn
Characters
Find
Provocative
Situations
Themselves
The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.
Kathryn Bigelow
Politics
Journey
Business
Women
Matter
Long
Long Journey
Venue
Film
I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell.
Kathryn Bigelow
Love
Pilot
Sell
Did
Anything
I don't believe in censorship in any form.
Kathryn Bigelow
Censorship
Believe
Any
Form
I like high impact movies.
Kathryn Bigelow
High
Impact
Like
Movies
My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.
Kathryn Bigelow
Painting
Very
Movement
Film
Conscious
Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.
Kathryn Bigelow
Something
Becomes
Norm
Personal
The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident.
Kathryn Bigelow
History
Accident
Heroism
Consider
Classified
Merely
Shining
Regime
Communist
Moment
Assigned
The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process.
Kathryn Bigelow
Guess
Purge
Ongoing
Come
Material
Up
Process
Urge
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
Me
Experience
King
Guess
Brought
Had
He
Part
Involved
Arrived
Years
Years Ago
Rodney
Just
Four
When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.
Kathryn Bigelow
Director
Made
First
Become
Think
Out
Directing
Like
Film
Set
You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that.
Kathryn Bigelow
Work
You
Reward
Will
First
Think
Universe
Never
Like
Just
Choice
Your
For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison.
Kathryn Bigelow
Else
Soldiers
Kind
Some
Potentially
Purpose
Individuals
Combat
Beyond
Provides
Contractors
Which
Meaning
Comparison
I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there.
Kathryn Bigelow
Me
You
Drawn
Immerse
Put
Transport
Film
Filmmaking
What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.
Kathryn Bigelow
Me
Opportunity
Topical
Relevant
Entertaining
Most
Grail
Holy
Holy Grail
I don't do what I do to try and break a glass ceiling.
Kathryn Bigelow
Try
Glass
Ceiling
Break
I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not.
Kathryn Bigelow
Stage
Definitely
Drawn
Shooting
Just
You have to disengage at some point in order to be fresh.
Kathryn Bigelow
You
Some
Point
Fresh
Order
I like to be strong.
Kathryn Bigelow
Strong
Be Strong
Like
I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.
Kathryn Bigelow
Approach
More
Inspiring
Very
Realised
Found
Film-Making
Muscular
I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film.
Kathryn Bigelow
Hands
Hands-On
Film
Need
It's totally thrilling to direct.
Kathryn Bigelow
Totally
Direct
Thrilling
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