“At the end of the day, making 'Monster' was unbelievably hard, as making any movie is. And the only thing that made it worth it is not those awards and all those kind of things that I can barely remember because I was so overwhelmed. It was really that night in the editing room, that day on set. It was those things.”

American film director, screenwriter, and producer

Patricia Lea Jenkins is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She is known for directing the feature films Monster, Wonder Woman, and Wonder Woman 1984. Her work spans writing, producing, and directing, with a career that has included some of the most visible studio releases in recent years. Jenkins is especially associated with these films as a director, and her public profile is tied to contemporary American cinema.