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Patty Jenkins
Patty Jenkins
American Director
Born: Jul 24, 1971
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Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
I can't take on the history of 50 percent of the population just because I'm a woman. Patty Jenkins
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I grew up in a family of fighter pilots, and I have a real kindred spirit to that kind of fast-moving aggression and momentum. Patty Jenkins
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It's like there's something very maternal about Wonder Woman: when push comes to shove, if nobody else wants to do it, Wonder Woman would step up and take care of business. But she doesn't want to do it, and she would never take any delight in it. That's Wonder Woman to me. Patty Jenkins
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I think that in superhero movies, they fight other people; they fight villains. Patty Jenkins
Fight People Think Other Superhero Movies Villains
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. Patty Jenkins
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To me, superhero movies are like Greek myth. Patty Jenkins
Me Myth Superhero Like Greek Movies
To me, the two things that Gal Gadot - who is an amazing actress, and she played a great Wonder Woman - but the true things that she actually has inside of her are this incredible warmth and charm that is also informed by great intelligence. It's those two things. Patty Jenkins
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I grew up in a bit of a feminist fantasy with a single mom. I was totally shielded, in a way, from an idea that I couldn't do something. Patty Jenkins
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It is ironic you could make an animated film about a dog that's a universal character, but God forbid it be a human being who is not a man. Patty Jenkins
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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. Patty Jenkins
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The education of going through the 'Thor' experience was great. Patty Jenkins
Education Great Experience Thor Through Going
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. Patty Jenkins
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I am super-comfortable with powerful women. Patty Jenkins
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I believe in Wonder Woman and the true spirit of Wonder Woman, and I wanted to tell that story. I didn't want to make her an alt version of Wonder Woman. Patty Jenkins
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Ultimately, so many things come down to money, but particularly when it comes to superheroes - people really thought that only men loved action movies and only men would go see a superhero movie. Patty Jenkins
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I did not necessarily feel that Hollywood was interested in what I wanted to do. They wanted me to do what they wanted to do. Patty Jenkins
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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. Patty Jenkins
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If you want more diversity in the industry, you need diverse people writing scripts and developing them. Patty Jenkins
You People Writing Diversity Diverse More Developing Industry Want Scripts Them Need
There was a very difficult time when a female hero was a man in a woman's body. 'Hunger Games' really changed that: a woman leading a non-woman's film in the action genre. I think 'Wonder Woman' does that on a very big scale. Patty Jenkins
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New kinds of heroics need to be celebrated - like love, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, diplomacy - or we're not going to get there. Patty Jenkins
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My father wanted to be a hero. He went to the Air Force Academy, was valedictorian, and then he found himself strafing villagers in Vietnam in a war he didn't want to be in and didn't understand. He was extremely conflicted about the line where he went from being the good guy to possibly being the bad guy. Patty Jenkins
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I'm as interested in exceptional characters as men are. Patty Jenkins
Men Characters Exceptional Interested
I like to work, and I worked for years as a camera person before I directed. Patty Jenkins
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I do care about success and all of those things. But I don't care enough to do movies just for that reason. Patty Jenkins
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Longevity of focus, I think, is the hardest part. You know it's to have a vision and then try to hold that vision and not have it change. Patty Jenkins
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