A reversal is just anything that's a surprise. It's a way of keeping the audience interested. Tony Gilroy audienceinterestkeep Change image and share on social
The screenwriters I know share a few personality traits and one of them is anxiety. Tony Gilroy anxietypersonalityscreenwriter Change image and share on social
I wanted to try before I got too old to try to do a big movie and I'd been looking for something to do that was interesting enough to spend those two years of my life on. Tony Gilroy biginterestlife Change image and share on social
No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter. Tony Gilroy feelscreenwritersuccessful Change image and share on social
I'm trained to button scenes and round things off, and I get rewarded for doing that. Tony Gilroy buttonrewardround Change image and share on social
I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting. Tony Gilroy comepeoplerewrit Change image and share on social
I have written a bunch of scripts that have not gotten produced, much more so early in my career than later. Tony Gilroy bunchcareerearly Change image and share on social
You can't teach someone to be imaginative. Tony Gilroy imaginativeteach Change image and share on social
The writing is really hard. You're alone. It really pulls it out of you. You pull it out of your head. But when you're a director, you're shopping - you're picking this actor, you're picking this scene. It's like the most intense kinetic high-speed shopping of all time. You sit in a chair and it will all come rushing at you like a wind tunnel. Tony Gilroy actorchairdirector share on social