I'm drawn to filmmaking that ...

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

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War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. I'm trying to unpack why, to look at what it means to be a hero in the context of 21st-century combat.
 Kathryn Bigelow
Those of us who work in the arts know that depiction is not endorsement. If it was, no artist would be able to paint inhumane practices, no author could write about them, and no filmmaker could delve into the thorny subjects of our time.
 Kathryn Bigelow
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.
 Kathryn Bigelow
My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.
 Kathryn Bigelow
Films don't cause violence, people do. Violence defines our existence. To shield oneself is more dangerous than trying to reflect it.
 Kathryn Bigelow