Actor and director Kevin Costner knows his target audience. Speaking about his process as a filmmaker, the star has revealed: ‘I make movies for men.’ Kevin, 69, rose to fame playing tough guy roles in films like The Untouchables, The Bodyguard and 3000 Miles to Graceland.
He has also directed four movies to date, including Dances With Wolves, The Postman and Open Range. His work on Dances With Wolves earned him two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. Kevin is currently promoting his latest film – Horizon: An American Saga – Part 1, which he writes, directs and also stars in.
The star may have a reputation as a man’s man, but that’s not to say the Waterworld star has no room for women in his work. Speaking to host Josh Horowitz on the podcast Happy Sad Confused , Kevin revealed how he navigates gender relations in his work. ‘Whenever you start writing, you start writing and you go, “Where’s the woman?” It just drove the story in every plot line.
I hardly couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve women or a young girl raised by a strong woman,’ Kevin said. He clarified: ‘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. ‘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. ‘I just can’t conceive of a movie without having [strong women]’ he finished. In.
