I thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn't really done something like that.
Catherine HardwickeAs a director, when you cut scenes from a movie, you do it with the idea that it is making the story move forward and progress. Sometimes, you don't realize that something is actually a sidetrack for the story, or it takes the tension out of a scene.
Catherine HardwickePeople are more likely to help other people who look exactly like them. They will hang out at the bar and on the golf course with them.
Catherine HardwickeI worked for 20 directors as a production designer, most male. I was on the set to witness firsthand a range of sometimes atrocious emotions - well-documented firings, yellings, fights between directors and actors, hookers, abusive things, budget overages, lack of preparation. A man gets a standing ovation for crying because he's so sensitive, but a woman is shamed.
Catherine Hardwicke