Lisa Cholodenko Quotations

I feel like I've been observed as an individual more than a gay person, or as a filmmaker with a certain point of view rather than a lesbian filmmaker with a gay point of view.

I don't know if my films are about women in a kind of frolicking - here's a grab bag of women's issues. They are about women of substance with very particular stories.

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.

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.

Wendy and I both wanted kids, but since we were pushing 40, the clock was ticking.

This whole Oscar thing is so political. It's about how much a film grosses, and who's in it, and how well it has been promoted.

There's a lot of technology out there to help people have children in different ways, and later in life, for better or worse.

Not only does Annette Bening have a really lovely, deep voice, but she's also a great articulator. I think I'm more of a mumbler.

Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.

In May 2006, I had our son, Calder. I spent the next couple of years learning how to be a mom.