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You have to know human behaviour … And the quality of your writing is absolutely capped at your understanding of human behaviour. You’ll never write above what you know about people.

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Tony Gilroy
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 11
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Manhattan borough
New York City
Anthony Joseph Gilroy
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Humans
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Capped
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