Gillian Flynn
Birthday: 24 February 1971, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gillian Flynn was born on February 24, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Gone Girl (2014), Dark Places (2015) and Sharp Objects (2017). She has been married t ...Show More
I've certainly been called a misogynist and that to me is strange. It feels so old-fashioned to thin Show more
I've certainly been called a misogynist and that to me is strange. It feels so old-fashioned to think because you write about awful women that you don't like women. To me, it's worse to only write about good women. I'm tired of women as the supporting character, women as the helpmate, women as the adorably flawed heroine - she can be front and center, but only if she falls down a lot and has trouble with men. Hide
[Discussing her novel Dark Places with her husband] His question to her was: "I'm curious, do you lo Show more
[Discussing her novel Dark Places with her husband] His question to her was: "I'm curious, do you love Libby? Do you like writing her?" And I was like, "Ugh, I can't stand her." You would think I knew her personally. He said he could tell I didn't like writing her or believe in her. So I trashed it all and started over again. Libby became a dark, malevolent creature and the novel took off. Very inefficient way to write, but I get there in the end. Hide
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