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. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 comes out. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
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. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
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 that can inform you or something that actually negatively impacts society. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
There are a lot of sociopaths running around who are probably our friends, if not us, and we don’t know it. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
A sociopath is just a label and doesn’t encompass the entire being of a person. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The spirit of L.A. is untamed wilderness. It’s earthquakes and wildfires and oceans and mountain lions and fog. There’s great physical beauty. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
All of us have a bit of a sociopath inside of us, and it’s wrong to think that somebody is just clearly sociopathic, because they’re not. It’s interesting to explore the shadings and nuances within a person. Those feelings exist within more human beings than people may want to acknowledge. Dan Gilroy Read Quote
