Top 34 Quotes by Tony Gilroy

I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting.

I spend a lot of time in a sort of free state when I'm writing in the beginning and sketching.

I've never taken a job on anything I didn't want to do.

I love the idea of spies in love. How would it work between two people who were so programmed to lie and be suspicious, who have a whole life based on pretence?

When I start something, I know people I am working with, it's a project they're interested in.

You change or you hide your head in the sand.

Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.

Corporations are like countries now, there's a king, there are serfs, there's a court, basically everything but moats. They're feudal societies, and there are good ones and bad ones.

I used to be, when I was young, I used to be extremely regular and very organized.

The main thing for me is I really like strong endings. If there's a strong ending, you can take more time in the beginning, your first act can be really quite different.