It often takes a couple of years to get a script right and then takes a couple of years to get financing together.
From Gillian Armstrong
Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.
I have major credibility as a hip, out-there documentary filmmaker, and I'm not going to say, 'I'm only a drama filmmaker' anymore.
Hollywood is hard on women.
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.
There's nothing like a fresh scone.
'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.
I don't consciously go out looking for themes. They attach themselves to me.
I put on 'Starstruck' for my kids, and they started getting bored. I was so upset, I took it off. They preferred 'Home Alone.'
Boys are lacking in female skills, dropping out of schools and ending up in jails and unemployed because they lack these skills.
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