Top 19 Gillian Armstrong Quotes

After Sept. 11, there was a reticence and worrying about films that touched on war, and even more on terrorism.

Frankly, I get sick of being considered a ‘young woman filmmaker’ rather than an individual artist, as a man would be.

I put on ‘Starstruck’ for my kids, and they started getting bored. I was so upset, I took it off. They preferred ‘Home Alone.’

Australia has produced amazing costume designers that are unheralded.

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.

I do think the moral line you walk all the time about putting something in for the sake of the film and not being affected by people’s lives is a very tough one.

It’s really actually been pretty shoddy and appalling, the amount of local content, Australian drama, on ABC TV.

Australia is much more liberal in accepting de facto relationships than the U.S.

I have worked with some of the most amazing costume designers in the world.

I never worried about topping myself.

‘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.

Hollywood is a very old and very structured situation. There’s still a lot of old boys at the top who have the money.

When I was 18 years old, I had never before seen Australian film on the big screen.

There’s nothing like a fresh scone.

We need more drama on Australian TV. We’ve actually dropped the ball on that.

Maybe not many women are going to film school.

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.

Boys are lacking in female skills, dropping out of schools and ending up in jails and unemployed because they lack these skills.

It only happens once – that an actor is suddenly recognised as the star they are.