Gillian Armstrong remembers Sam Neill: ‘I can’t believe that the very next day he was gone’
The Australian director who gave the actor his big break in My Brilliant Career remembers ‘a smart, gentle, decent, passionate, loyal, surprisingly funny man’Sam Neill’s final interview and his life...
By Gillian Armstrong · The Guardian Culture
The Australian director who gave the actor his big break in My Brilliant Career remembers ‘a smart, gentle, decent, passionate, loyal, surprisingly funny man’ Sam Neill’s final interview and his life in pictures The Piano director Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill Neill interviewed in 2023 , 2024 and 2026 What can I say? I’m shocked and sad. He’d just been through the cancer treatments and was finally free . And bang! He’s gone. But what wonderful heartfelt tributes from everywhere. Yes, Sam was a great actor, in so many films, so many roles . Dashing, dry, evil, cheeky, damaged and very heroic. Even my grandson knows that man with the dinosaurs. I loved him having fun as that sly, handsome, grey-haired lawyer in The Twelve . Continue reading...