Gillian Armstrong

Gillian Armstrong
Gillian May Armstrongis an award-winning Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period-drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth18 December 1950
CountryAustralia
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'Little Women' has interesting gender connotations. There are generations of women who love the book. But there are a lot of men who think it's sentimental, gooey stuff.
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I was a young film student around the time of the new wave in film in the 1970s; old Hollywood was naff and over. For me, as a film student, I was going to see French and Italian cinema; American cinema was 'Easy Rider' and 'Taxi Driver.' Everything was gritty.
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When I was a young filmmaker starting out, I was really snobby about all the affirmative action for women filmmakers because I felt it should be about your talent, and I made a film that won awards, and people wanted me.
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There are really only a handful of directors who have a final cut clause in Hollywood. You only get that power if you've made a couple of hundred-million-dollar successes.
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Australia is much more liberal in accepting de facto relationships than the U.S.
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You rarely, in the professional world, have the chance to express yourself as an individual.
When I was 18 years old, I had never before seen Australian film on the big screen.
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We need more drama on Australian TV. We've actually dropped the ball on that.
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The question I always ask is: 'Where are all the women directors in America?' You know, where's the female Martin Scorsese, the female David Lynch?
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Sure, you always put some of your own experience into a film.
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Maybe women should leave time for themselves and their relationships and just have some fun.
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Maybe not many women are going to film school.
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It's really actually been pretty shoddy and appalling, the amount of local content, Australian drama, on ABC TV.
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It only happens once - that an actor is suddenly recognised as the star they are.