Tony Gilroy

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

“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...”

“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?”

“A reversal is just anything that's a surprise. It's a way of keeping the audience interested.”