Patricia Riggen

“Directors only have instinct to work out of, because there is no formula. Formulas don't work. Actually, if you follow a formula, you will probably end up with a bad movie.”

“It's a very tricky relationship, the cinematographer and the director as a woman.”

“I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.”

“I have years of saying ideas that are not listened to. Then, weeks after, of producers finding out that I was right when some other guy comes in and says it. Sometimes I just tell my idea to...”

“I've always seen movies in English with Spanish subtitles. For audiences around the world, the language is less important than if it's a good film.”

“I love the Kathryn Bigelow example: she didn't just do war movies - she did them better than other directors.”