Rosemary’s Baby’ is one of my all-time favorite books. I love that it just ends with, you know, ‘Hey, the devil’s in the world, and guess what? Mom kind of likes him!’ And that’s the end. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
I’ve always read in order to figure out people more, and that includes bad people and good people. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
I want books to give me insight into the way people’s brains work and hearts work, and that’s what engages me. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
The midwest is great because it hasn’t been entirely claimed. There’s more room to write about it; it’s harder to write about New York, because even if you’ve never been there, you think you know what it’s like. To do it in any sort of fresh way is trickier. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
I get really tense during the first draft. Really tense. That’s not great for my family, because the first draft usually takes about a year. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
I’ve seen movies that are slavishly devoted to books but don’t work because they haven’t turned it into a movie: they’ve turned it into a dramatisation of the different scenes. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
I like the idea that people who see ‘Gone Girl’ are possibly going to come out with incredibly different reactions to it – not just between men and women, but if you are in a good relationship or a bad relationship. Everyone is going to bring their own bundle of prejudices and viewpoints and experiences to it. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
I’ve wondered if ‘Harry Potter’ would have been as big if it was ‘Harriet Potter.’ Now that I’ve written a screenplay – and raising a son in particular – I’m looking at story content and realizing how limited women are onscreen. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
I think women are very ambidextrous. We don’t think twice about reading a book or a movie starring guys. But for guys, it’s, like, ‘Oh my God, that’s a woman thing.’ So with my son, I very carefully portion out the female heroes and characters to make sure he’s getting an equal amount. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
What I tell myself is that there is never going to be another ‘Gone Girl’ for me. I mean, I really believe that. I think I’ll write other good books; I have faith in that. Gillian Flynn Read Quote
