Top 55 Quotes by Kathryn Bigelow

I'm interested in social commentary.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.

I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film.

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