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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/coming-out-of-the-60s-and-the-vietnam-war-in-america-it-was/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

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## More by Dan Gilroy

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/when-an-accident-or-a-crime-happens-there-s-a-period-of-time-before/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/news-has-become-entertainment-once-that-happens-a-whole-series-of/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/the-smorgasbord-of-images-now-presented-to-us-is-getting-bloodier/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/i-think-a-first-time-director-always-has-to-convince-a-lot-of-people/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [One of the things about the '70s films I love - the films 'Nightcrawler' is being compared to, like, 'Taxi Driver' - is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/one-of-the-things-about-the-70s-films-i-love-the-films-nightcrawler/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/i-find-los-angeles-to-be-a-place-of-great-physical-beauty-in-which/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/a-sociopath-is-not-just-someone-who-doesn-t-care-about-human-emotion/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [My screenwriting credits in my career are probably not dissimilar to some other ones in the sense that a lot of the scripts you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/my-screenwriting-credits-in-my-career-are-probably-not-dissimilar-to/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/shooting-at-night-in-los-angeles-is-amazing-the-city-shuts-down-at-10/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/media-is-extraordinarily-important-and-is-an-extraordinarily-powerful/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [I spend most of my time in a room alone where eight hours go by, and I have no sense of time. I work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/i-spend-most-of-my-time-in-a-room-alone-where-eight-hours-go-by-and-i/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [There are a lot of sociopaths running around who are probably our friends, if not us, and we don't know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/there-are-a-lot-of-sociopaths-running-around-who-are-probably-our/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [The real reason why people are going with digital is that it's extraordinarily mobile, and it's cheaper, and it has a great image, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/the-real-reason-why-people-are-going-with-digital-is-that-it-s/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [Coming out of the '60s and the Vietnam War in America, it was commonplace for people to make films that had relevance to them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/coming-out-of-the-60s-and-the-vietnam-war-in-america-it-was/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

> [I watch a lot of television, for better or worse, and I am particularly interested in what Michael Moore brought up in 'Bowling for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/i-watch-a-lot-of-television-for-better-or-worse-and-i-am-particularly/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

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