- Was 48 years old when she directed her first feature-length film.
- Her most-used phrase on set is "Let's focus, everybody." Catherine says it's because she works with many young people.
- Did not attend film school until she was in her late twenties.
- Worked as an architect before pursuing a career in film.
- She met Nikki Reed (co writer of Thirteen) by getting her haircut by Reed's mother.
- Graduated from McAllen High School in McAllen, Texas (Class of 1973).
- Said the first film she ever saw was a scary animated film with an evil snow queen.
- Directed one Oscar-nominated performance: Holly Hunter's in Thirteen (2003).
- She was inducted into the Texas Film of Fame in March 2009 in Austin, Texas.
- The five films that most influenced director Catherine Hardwicke: Angelo My Love (1983) (director: Robert Duvall); Out of the Blue (1980) (director: Dennis Hopper); Heat and Sunlight (1987) (director: Rob Nilsson); Harold and Maude (1971) (director: Hal Ashby); Network (1976) (director: Sidney Lumet).
- Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.
- No relation to Sir Cedric Hardwicke, despite a popular misconception.
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