Kathryn Bigelow

I like high impact movies.

You only have so much money to shoot a movie with.

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.

It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.

I like to be strong.

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.

There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible.

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

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.

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

I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell.

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