Tony Gilroy Quotes & Sayings

“Different people work different ways.”

“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?”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.”

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

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

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

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