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 enjoy writing - I get tremendous satisfaction out of the writing end of it. Dan Gilroy directorendenjoy share on social
I spend most of my time in a room alone where eight hours go by, and I have no sense of time. I work seven days a week, and I live in this sort of vague subconscious fog a lot. Dan Gilroy dayfoghour Change image and share on social
When I'm directing, I noticed I'm not using my subconscious at all. I'm literally using the whole front part of my brain all the time. When you walk on the set, every moment you have to be there because something's going on that requires attention. Dan Gilroy attentionbraindirect share on social
I have a strong desire to communicate what I feel about the world. That's exciting to me. Dan Gilroy communicatedesireexcit Change image and share on social
We rely on editors of blogs or websites and television stations to supply us these images, and the filter is becoming very thin and very porous. The ratings race for TV and websites is incredibly fierce, and one of the ways of getting people to watch is through graphic violent images. Dan Gilroy blogeditorfierce share on social
There are a lot of sociopaths running around who are probably our friends, if not us, and we don't know it. Dan Gilroy friendlotrun Change image and share on social
Has Werner Herzog ever said anything that wasn't true? What a brilliant fountain of wisdom. Everything he touches I'm just fascinated by. Dan Gilroy brilliantfascinatefountain Change image and share on social
I don't know too many people who, when the TV announcer says, 'Viewer discretion is advised', then turn the TV off. Those are code words for, 'Turn the sound up; this is gonna be really good.' Dan Gilroy adviseannouncercode Change image and share on social
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 and superhero films. Dan Gilroy 60s70samerica share on social
