Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Gilroyis an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the first four films of the Bourne series starring Matt Damon, among other successful films, and directed the fourth film of the franchise. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his direction and script for Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney. Gilroy wrote and directed Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth11 September 1956
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I worked for a lot of directors.
I think what I've recognized over the years is that I'm very, very bingey, extremely bingey when it comes to writing.
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?
No one can help you write. No one can teach you how to write.
I spend a lot of time in a sort of free state when I'm writing in the beginning and sketching.
I prefer writing originals.
I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting.
What you need to know to direct a movie is [of] such great variety. I've worked with people who were maestros, who know everything. I've worked with people who were empty and lost, who had no clue what they were doing. You wouldn't hire them to paint your apartment. And then there's everything in-between. There's no list of skills you have to have to sit in that chair.
I like knowing where I am in action sequences if I'm supposed to.
Different people work different ways.
Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter.