In June 2002, I had just finished 'Laurel Canyon' and decided to move back to Los Angeles after nearly a decade in New York. Post-9/11 New York felt different. Lisa Cholodenko angelesbackcanyon Change image and share on social
The source of so much of my anxiety in life and the tensions in my relationship is my anxiety about my kid. It's all very abstract and unfounded and ungrounded. Lisa Cholodenko abstractanxietykid Change image and share on social
I was a student at SF State, and I honestly didn't know where I was headed. I thought maybe something in the social sciences. But I happened to be living with a group of people, and one person was a film student. I was always keen on and aware of what she was doing. Lisa Cholodenko awarefilmgroup share on social
I just think self-satisfied people ignore certain signs about other people. Lisa Cholodenko ignorepeoplesatisfy Change image and share on social
I don't feel like my films are about gender; they are about identity - but a different slant on identity. Lisa Cholodenko feelfilmgender Change image and share on social
I feel like if you feel good about a script, and you feel confident about your ability to direct and just capture it right, it's all just, really, really in your favor there. Lisa Cholodenko abilitycaptureconfident Change image and share on social
I think when you're writing films that just come fresh out of your own imagination - I think probably anyone who's done that, there are certain themes or styles. Lisa Cholodenko filmfreshimagination Change image and share on social
I had a great love affair in high school and let myself have that love affair and tried to keep it to myself. Lisa Cholodenko affairgreathigh Change image and share on social
I got exposed to art-house cinema and foreign films. I was from L.A., so it was a film culture that I didn't know about. Lisa Cholodenko artcinemaculture Change image and share on social
Everyone on the planet has a dark and a light. That's a multi-dimensional character. Lisa Cholodenko characterdarkdimensional Change image and share on social