Kevin Costner Makes “Movies for Men” But Always Strives to Include “Strong Women Characters”
Kevin Costner Says He Makes "Movies for Men" But Always Strives to Include "Strong Women Characters" https://t.co/Tu6wCYjwWu
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 29, 2024
Kevin Costner knows his audience.
Costner opened up about writing fully fleshed-out characters, particularly women, that aren’t typically seen in Westerns.
“When you start writing you go, ‘Where’s the woman?’ It just drove the story in every plot line. It just seemed to me to be so easy. I mean, I just hardly couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve women or a young girl raised by a strong woman.”
Costner sang Sienna Miller's praises, saying that she helped bring his characters to life through her luminous acting before expressing his typical film audience.
“I make movies for men. That’s what I do. But I won’t make a movie unless I have strong women characters, and that’s how I’ve conducted my career. And I think that’s why I have a good following. I thank you women for dragging your men here. It was a Western, after all.”
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