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Tony Gilroy Quotes

Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises Picture Quote #1

No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter Picture Quote #1

I prefer writing originals Picture Quote #1

I’m trained to button scenes and round things off, and I get rewarded for doing that Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Fear changes everything. We’re animals, and when we get afraid we act like animals. I’m not exempt from that Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 shopping of all time. You sit in a chair and it will all come rushing at you like a wind tunnel Picture Quote #1

A reversal is just anything that’s a surprise. It’s a way of keeping the audience interested Picture Quote #1

Once a film costs a certain amount of money, things have to round off Picture Quote #1

I worked for a lot of directors Picture Quote #1

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I like knowing where I am in action sequences if I’m supposed to Picture Quote #1

I don’t remember writing anything until I wrote my college application Picture Quote #1

I don’t like to be crazy on different levels all of the time Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine directing from someone else’s script Picture Quote #1

Different people work different ways Picture Quote #1

You change or you hide your head in the sand Picture Quote #1

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I think what I’ve recognized over the years is that I’m very, very bingey, extremely bingey when it comes to writing Picture Quote #1

If you think about it, episodic filmmaking has not been something that people have really done Picture Quote #1

I’ve never taken a job on anything I didn’t want to do Picture Quote #1

Everyone I know who used to be in the intelligence community is moving into the corporate world Picture Quote #1

I spend a lot of time in a sort of free state when I’m writing in the beginning and sketching Picture Quote #1

I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting Picture Quote #1

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I like emotions, but I really don’t like sentimentality, and I don’t like when things break their spell Picture Quote #1

I have written a bunch of scripts that have not gotten produced, much more so early in my career than later Picture Quote #1

Fear changes everything. We’re animals, and when we get afraid we act like animals. I’m not exempt from that Picture Quote #1

Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter Picture Quote #1

I used to be, when I was young, I used to be extremely regular and very organized Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

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Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises (Tony Gilroy Quotes) No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I prefer writing originals (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I’m trained to button scenes and round things off, and I get rewarded for doing that (Tony Gilroy Quotes) 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 Quotes) Fear changes everything. We’re animals, and when we get afraid we act like animals. I’m not exempt from that. (Tony Gilroy Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 shopping of all time. You sit in a chair and it will all come rushing at you like a wind tunnel (Tony Gilroy Quotes) A reversal is just anything that’s a surprise. It’s a way of keeping the audience interested (Tony Gilroy Quotes) Once a film costs a certain amount of money, things have to round off (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I worked for a lot of directors (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I like knowing where I am in action sequences if I’m supposed to (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I don’t remember writing anything until I wrote my college application (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I don’t like to be crazy on different levels all of the time (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I can’t imagine directing from someone else’s script (Tony Gilroy Quotes) Different people work different ways (Tony Gilroy Quotes) You change or you hide your head in the sand (Tony Gilroy Quotes) 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 Quotes) If you think about it, episodic filmmaking has not been something that people have really done (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I’ve never taken a job on anything I didn’t want to do (Tony Gilroy Quotes) Everyone I know who used to be in the intelligence community is moving into the corporate world (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I spend a lot of time in a sort of free state when I’m writing in the beginning and sketching (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I like emotions, but I really don’t like sentimentality, and I don’t like when things break their spell (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I have written a bunch of scripts that have not gotten produced, much more so early in my career than later (Tony Gilroy Quotes) Fear changes everything. We’re animals, and when we get afraid we act like animals. I’m not exempt from that (Tony Gilroy Quotes) Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter (Tony Gilroy Quotes) I used to be, when I was young, I used to be extremely regular and very organized (Tony Gilroy Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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