Quotes by Tony Gilroy

About Tony Gilroy:

Anthony Joseph "Tony" Gilroy is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the Bourne series starring Matt Damon, among other successful films, and directed the fourth film of the franchise. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his direction and script for Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney. Gilroy wrote and directed Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen.
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The writing is really hard. You're alone. It really pulls it out of you. You pull it out of your head. But when you're a director, you're shopping - you're picking this actor, you're picking this scene. It's like the most intense kinetic high-speed s...

Tony Gilroy

I worked for a lot of directors.

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I used to be, when I was young, I used to be extremely regular and very organized.

Tony Gilroy

I think what I've recognized over the years is that I'm very, very bingey, extremely bingey when it comes to writing.

Tony Gilroy

I have written a bunch of scripts that have not gotten produced, much more so early in my career than later.

Tony Gilroy

Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter.

Tony Gilroy

I'm trained to button scenes and round things off, and I get rewarded for doing that.

Tony Gilroy

If you think about it, episodic filmmaking has not been something that people have really done.

Tony Gilroy

I've never taken a job on anything I didn't want to do.

Tony Gilroy

I like emotions, but I really don't like sentimentality, and I don't like when things break their spell.

Tony Gilroy

I like knowing where I am in action sequences if I'm supposed to.

Tony Gilroy

The people in the Philippines are so extraordinarily nice.

Tony Gilroy

Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.

Tony Gilroy

When I start something, I know people I am working with, it's a project they're interested in.

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The screenwriters I know share a few personality traits and one of them is anxiety.

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A reversal is just anything that's a surprise. It's a way of keeping the audience interested.

Tony Gilroy

I don't remember writing anything until I wrote my college application.

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No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter.

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You can't teach someone to be imaginative.

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I can't imagine directing from someone else's script.

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Author Bio

  • NameTony Gilroy
  • DescriptionAmerican film director and screenwriter
  • BornSeptember 11, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Director; Film Producer
  • AwardsEdgar Award