Quotes by Kathryn Bigelow

About Kathryn Bigelow:

Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American director, producer and writer. Her films include the vampire Western horror film Near Dark (1987), the action crime film Point Break (1991), the controversial science fiction action thriller Strange Days (1995), the mystery thriller The Weight of Water (2000), the submarine thriller K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), the war film The Hurt Locker (2009), the action thriller war film Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and the short film Last Days of Ivory (2014). The Hurt Locker won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture, won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama.
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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

I began to exercise a lot of cinematic muscle with the precepts I had learned in the New York art world. Film was intriguing. I began to think of art as elitist; film was not.

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

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

I don't believe in censorship in any form.

Kathryn Bigelow

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

Kathryn Bigelow

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

Kathryn Bigelow

One should make morals judgements for oneself.

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

Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.

Kathryn Bigelow

The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process.

Kathryn Bigelow

I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.

Kathryn Bigelow

There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't worry for that character.

Kathryn Bigelow

I do have to say I have been very fortunate.

Kathryn Bigelow

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

Kathryn Bigelow

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

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

Kathryn Bigelow

I like to be strong.

Kathryn Bigelow

I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, explore uncharted ground.

Kathryn Bigelow

Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs.

Kathryn Bigelow

Author Bio

  • NameKathryn Bigelow
  • DescriptionAmerican film director and producer
  • BornNovember 27, 1951
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Director; Film Producer; Writer
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Director; Directors Guild Of America Award