“Try and withhold your judgment, because as soon as you think you know something, you're shutting down.” Quote by Cate Shortland
“I find that in the science fiction world, you have almost more women fans than male fans and I think it's because there's been such a shortage of strong female characters.” ThinkingWorldCharacterStrongFictionFansFemaleScience FictionMalesShortageFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Katee Sackhoff
“I'm a really judgmental person, and it just dumbs everything down. It doesn't create any room for interrogation or investigation.” PersonsRoomsInvestigationJudgmentalInterrogationJudgmental Person Author:Cate Shortland
“The first movie my dad ever showed me was Predator - I was five. And I think the second one was Jaws. I've has this understanding of fiction for a very, very long time but I've also had this thing where I've idolized the male action heroes because that's what I watched with my dad.” ThinkingFirstsLongActionUnderstandingFictionFiveHeroDadLong TimeMalesMy DadPredatorIdolizedAction Heroes Author:Katee Sackhoff
“We all live inside bodies that will deteriorate. But when you look at human beings, they're capable of very decent things: love, loyalty. When time is running out, they don't care about possessions or status. They want to put things right if they've done wrong.” IfsWantHumansLooksDoneBodyCareRunningHuman BeingsCapablePossessionDon't CareLoyaltyDecentTime Is Running OutTime Running OutLoyalty Love Author:Kazuo Ishiguro
“It's so easy to say "evil Nazi monsters," but as soon as we do that, we take away the fact that it was individuals committing individual acts of murder. They had children, and what does that do? As soon as you generalize, they become monsters. It doesn't allow you to understand it in any kind of sophisticated way.” WayKindChildrenDoeFactsEvilIndividualEasyMurderMonstersSophisticatedNazi Author:Cate Shortland
“I was such a huge Bruce Willis fan because of all the Die Hards and Arnold Schwarzenegger was like 'the guy.' Kindergarten Cop was filmed in my home state and I was like, "He's awesome! Now he gets his hair cut next to me, it's fantastic. "” StatesHomeGuyDiesNextCuttingFansHugeHairFantasticCopKindergartenSchwarzeneggerHair CutHome State Author:Katee Sackhoff
“You're already using your imagination because you're watching fiction and then you're trying to believe that this girl who weighs 100 lbs, soaking wet, could actually beat up a guy. Which works in a lot of situations but in a lot of situations you look at it and you're like, "Come on. Could you please get someone in there who actually has biceps and not just because they don't eat?"” TryingBelieveLooksGuyGirlImaginationFictionSituationPleaseBeatsWetThis GirlSoakingBiceps Author:Katee Sackhoff
“I was being brought up on peasant stories; my mother came from Europe and she'd been a peasant and that was the area where the Frankensteins and the Draculas came from and it was entertainment for the people. Nobody had TV, and that was the way peasants would entertain themselves, by telling these stories.” PeopleWayStoriesMotherTvsEuropeAreasEntertainmentPeasants Author:Jack Kirby
“I like entertainment. I'm an innate admirer of good entertainment. I'll listen to MTV, I'll listen to Mozart, I'll listen to anything that has a good element in it.” ElementsEntertainmentInnateMtvAdmirer Author:Jack Kirby
“Any kind of music can be written badly and it can be written wonderfully. I admire a top performer in any field.” KindWrittenFieldsAdmirePerformersTop Performers Author:Jack Kirby