American - Director | June 5, 1964 -
Wendy and I both wanted kids, but since we were pushing 40, the clock was ticking.
Lisa Cholodenko
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In May 2006, I had our son, Calder. I spent the next couple of years learning how to be a mom.
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There is a core value I wanted to illuminate: No matter what kind of family you have - straight, gay, married, single parent, separated, no kids, two kids, 20 kids, whatever - we all go through the human comedy. But if the bonds are strong enough, and the desire is there, you can get to the other side, still together and still a family.
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I tend not to be so attracted to films that force me into an intellectual place over an emotional one.
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Boundaries get blurry and identities can get lost easily. It's easy to take your partner for granted.
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I was very influenced by the films of the '70s.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Great actors help. Every project is different. Sometimes it's completely open, and I've been able to cast who I've wanted. And then sometimes people want a certain kind of actor.
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I think for any artist, your voice is always evolving. For me, the constant is finding a tension or balance between drama and comedy.
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At the base of it, my gut instinct tells me that there's a kind of fundamental misogyny in the culture. There just is. You know, there's just a weird anxiety around women.
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