'I’m now referring to myself as a melanin-light male. I can’t stand the simplistic, tribalistic behavior that we’re going through at the moment'
Photo: Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage Please allow Vulture to pitch a cool new game as we enter 2020: The Terry Gilliam Stop Doing Interviews Challenge. The Monty Python star and tenured director did a new interview with Britain’s Independent under the guise of discussing his eternally-gestating film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, but, a few minutes in, he sharply turned the conversation to the intricacies of #MeToo and modern masculinity instead.
Gilliam, who joked that he’s decided to become a “black lesbian in transition,” added that this type of remark was the backbone of the Python’s humor — but they weren’t “offending people” because it made others laugh. “I’m talking about being a man accused of all the wrong in the world because I’m white-skinned. So I better not be a man,” he said. “I better not be white. OK, since I don’t find men sexually attractive, I’ve got to be a lesbian. What else can I be? I like girls.
Gilliam, echoing director Michael Haneke, also compared the hundreds of #MeToo accusations within the Hollywood community as a “witch hunt.”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Director Terry Gilliam Criticizes #MeToo, Tired of White Men Taking BlameThe longtime writer-director says many women made their decisions amid MeToo.
Read more »
Monty Python's Terry Gilliam blasts #MeToo, says white men are 'blamed for everything''When you have power, you don’t take responsibility for abusing others,' Gilliam said in an interview with The Independent. 'You enjoy the power. That’s the way it works in reality.”
Read more »
Terry Gilliam Complains About #MeToo And Says “White Males Are Blamed For Everything”Director Terry Gilliam has made a series of incendiary comments about race, the MeToo movement, and the Harvey Weinstein case. Gilliam sat down for an interview published Saturday by the U.K.&821…
Read more »
Terry Gilliam Labels #MeToo Movement a 'Witch Hunt,' Compares Culture to 'Mob Mentality'During his interview with The Independent, the filmmaker spoke about a female character in his new film 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,' noting that she's not 'accusing' anybody, no matter what happened in her life.
Read more »
Director Terry Gilliam sparks outrage after calling #MeToo movement a 'witch hunt'Terry Gilliam branded the MeToo movement a 'witch hunt' and claimed Harvey Weinstein's alleged victims were 'ambitious' adults who made choices.
Read more »
Terry Gilliam On Giving Birth To ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’, Warring With Paulo Branco, ‘Defective Detective’ & More – Crew Call PodcastSome movies are willed into existence, some organically happen by chance, and some are severely birthed and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Terry Gilliam has been through it all, especially in the two-de…
Read more »