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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I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting.

Tony Gilroy

I like movies that pop, that have a little bit of candy on, that freedom to have a little bit of extra fun, but are rooted in real behaviour. Rooted in cause and effect, never violating reality.

Tony Gilroy

You change or you hide your head in the sand.

Tony Gilroy

Corporations are like countries now, there's a king, there are serfs, there's a court, basically everything but moats. They're feudal societies, and there are good ones and bad ones.

Tony Gilroy

Fear changes everything. We're animals, and when we get afraid we act like animals. I'm not exempt from that.

Tony Gilroy

Everyone I know who used to be in the intelligence community is moving into the corporate world.

Tony Gilroy

I love the idea of spies in love. How would it work between two people who were so programmed to lie and be suspicious, who have a whole life based on pretence?

Tony Gilroy

I wanted to try before I got too old to try to do a big movie and I'd been looking for something to do that was interesting enough to spend those two years of my life on.

Tony Gilroy

I spend a lot of time in a sort of free state when I'm writing in the beginning and sketching.

Tony Gilroy

I don't like to be crazy on different levels all of the time.

Tony Gilroy

The main thing for me is I really like strong endings. If there's a strong ending, you can take more time in the beginning, your first act can be really quite different.

Tony Gilroy

Once a film costs a certain amount of money, things have to round off.

Tony Gilroy

Different people work different ways.

Tony Gilroy

Author Bio

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