Coming out of the '60s and the Vietnam War in America, it was commonplace for people to make films that had relevance to them. And since the '70s, cinema has gone almost entirely in the direction of spectacle and escapism… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
In Los Angeles, you drive around, and you're coming back from a club or something, and all of a sudden, you'll encounter a coyote. And they're very lean, hungry-looking animals. — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
When an accident or a crime happens, there's a period of time before the yellow tape goes up, before the official response becomes formalized.… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
News has become entertainment. Once that happens, a whole series of horrific events start to happen, whether it's the lack of dissemination of something… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly. — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it. — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
One of the things about the '70s films I love - the films 'Nightcrawler' is being compared to, like, 'Taxi Driver' - is that… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
I find Los Angeles to be a place of great physical beauty, in which you have the oceans and the mountains, and there's a… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
A sociopath is not just someone who doesn't care about human emotion. They're someone who understands people to the point that they can manipulate… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
My screenwriting credits in my career are probably not dissimilar to some other ones in the sense that a lot of the scripts you… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
Shooting at night in Los Angeles is amazing. The city shuts down at 10 P.M. every night, and a whole different cast of characters… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
Media is extraordinarily important and is an extraordinarily powerful tool. There's a reason that the first things that a rebellion or revolt will take… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
I spend most of my time in a room alone where eight hours go by, and I have no sense of time. I work… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
There are a lot of sociopaths running around who are probably our friends, if not us, and we don't know it. — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
