Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine HardwickeOctober 21, 1955) is an American film director, production designer and screenwriter. Her works include the Academy Award-nominated independent film Thirteen, which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, the Biblically-themed The Nativity Story, the vampire film Twilight, the werewolf film Red Riding Hood, and the classic skateboarding film Lords of Dogtown. The opening weekend of Twilight was the biggest opening ever for a female director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth21 October 1955
CityCameron, TX
CountryUnited States of America
As a director, we work ridiculously hard on every detail, and we do everything to the billionth degree, and mostly people notice nothing.
As a filmmaker and film student, I think it's really interesting to hear what a director did and how they figured out how to do things.
Before 'Twilight' was greenlit, I had four projects at four studios. I worked super-hard on all of them, but 'Twilight' was greenlit first.
Can you have it all, as a woman? Can you be a creative artist and have stability and a home life? How much can you stretch yourself as an artist?
How do you fight when you're trying to pull somebody's arms off or twist their head off? That makes for a different kind of fight.
I had a bunch of other projects that I worked really hard on after 'Twilight,' and the magic just didn't hit.
I respect all the teenagers I work with and feel that everything they have to say is just as valuable as anything I have to say.
I think at any age, you can stay open and creative and excited.
Kids have to experiment a little or figure out where they belong.
Of course I went and got 'Breaking Dawn' at midnight the night it came out and read it instantly. I was like, 'Yes!'
The fact that men and women are nominated this year in films that women have directed is good for women filmmakers generally,