I reached a point where I'd watched enough directors do the job that I felt I understood it. And it's not that I'm a slow learner and it took me this long; I also was enjoying writing, and I still… — 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
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
The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly. — Dan Gilroy Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share
Coming out of the '60s and the Vietnam War in America, it was commonplace for people to make films that had relevance to them.… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share
I watch a lot of television, for better or worse, and I am particularly interested in what Michael Moore brought up in 'Bowling for… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share
