Top 55 Quotes by Kathryn Bigelow

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

I thrive on production. It feels very much like a natural environment for me.

I'm interested in social commentary.

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison.

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

One of the elements in the film that really fascinated me was not to look at the world in bi-polar terms of us vs them or east vs west, which was a by-product of the Cold War.

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.

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.

I like to be strong.