Every film you're commissioned to write is all about an arc; usually, the arc is that the world creates a change in… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
I had heard about the nightcrawling world, and I'm very aware that there are tens of millions of young people around the… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
I have a strong desire to communicate what I feel about the world. That's exciting to me. — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
I feel that the world is increasingly about the bottom line, and not so much about human respect or human dignity. In… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
I think Los Angeles is often portrayed as kind of a petri dish, where bad decisions start and then spread to the… — 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
