46 Quotes by Dan Gilroy

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.

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 is the media. The story you transmit is the story that becomes a given, or the narrative of a country and people.

A sociopath is just a label and doesn't encompass the entire being of a person.

Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it that way.

Has Werner Herzog ever said anything that wasn't true? What a brilliant fountain of wisdom. Everything he touches I'm just fascinated by.

I had written a script called Freed, which I had wanted to direct.

I have a strong desire to communicate what I feel about the world. That's exciting to me.

I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.

The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.