Hardly any filmmakers can just make anything they want. Obviously, there are some exceptions, like Steven Spielberg, but he has that mainstream mentality and the kinds of films he loves to make are the kind that appeal to this big, mass audience.
Catherine HardwickeI thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn't really done something like that.
Catherine HardwickeI thought, "If I can make you feel what it's like for that first super-passionate love, other people might like that too," and, of course, they did.
Catherine HardwickeUsually, we have some of those nostalgic moments like, "Oh my god, I can't believe we survived that day," because filmmaking is such a wild roller coaster ride.
Catherine Hardwicke