Tony Gilroy Quotes

When it comes to people -- don't write about who you know; but what you know of human nature.

I have an inate curiosity about people.

Because I am fascinated by people and what makes them behave the way they do. I think it is one of the most fascinating things in the world.

I write from a people's point of view. I love people because I understand them. I understand an enemy, I understand a friend, I understand grey areas, and I understand black areas.

The more one analyses people, the more all reasons for analysis disappear. Sooner or later one comes to that dreadful universal thing called human nature.

My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

I'm just totally fascinated by people.

I have a natural curiosity for people.

According as the man is, so must you humour him.

Science explained people, but could not understand them.

Understanding human nature. Perception. That's how I see acting - perception and communication.

To truly lead one's people, one must also truly know them.

People can be cruel,' he says with a sympathetic look that makes me trust him even more. And right then I realize that he is not writing down all my words in a file, which I really appreciate, let me tell you.

How can one know anything at all about people?

There's no map to human behaviour.

A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen to people for almost 20 years. That serves me well, I hope, when I try to understand how a character might be feeling, or how they might react.

I think the human mind is fascinating. I love figuring out why people are doing what they do.

I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior.

As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!

I love people, I love studying people more than history. So whatever situation I see, then I look at, what were the people like, more than history itself.

I'm curious about people, and I'm curious about getting to the root of where they might be coming from.

The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.

I've always read in order to figure out people more, and that includes bad people and good people.

I am most interested in people and the human form.