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Tony Gilroy

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178 total appearances

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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

If you had a dog, if you had a dog there, a puppy, it would be a lot better. After Tony Soprano, people really began to realize something that had already been staring at them, which is the characters need to be fascinating and have to be relatable in some way, but they have to be fascinating more than anything else. And sympathetic wasn't the characteristic that everybody wanted.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

If you had a dog, if you had a dog there, a puppy, it would be a lot better. After Tony Soprano, people really began to realize something that had already been staring at them, which is the characters need to be fascinating and have to be relatable in some way, but they have to be fascinating more than anything else. And sympathetic wasn't the characteristic that everybody wanted.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

I think that's a huge tectonic... I think the other development that's probably more significant is time. The ability to tailor the size of the canvas or build a house to the lot appropriately is an incredibly liberating creative development. That's transformative. I have a story. Does it really want to fit into a three hours? Does it really want to fit into seven hours?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

I think that's a huge tectonic... I think the other development that's probably more significant is time. The ability to tailor the size of the canvas or build a house to the lot appropriately is an incredibly liberating creative development. That's transformative. I have a story. Does it really want to fit into a three hours? Does it really want to fit into seven hours?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

Does it really want to be 24 episodes? Is it really just a movie? Is it, I think how shows are delivered, time will now be, it's just, I mean, I can't stress how, it's almost as if you added perspective to painting. It's Jado or something. It's really like, that's a really major development. Now, all that said, all that happiness and everything that's great, Then I listened to your AI podcast.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

Does it really want to be 24 episodes? Is it really just a movie? Is it, I think how shows are delivered, time will now be, it's just, I mean, I can't stress how, it's almost as if you added perspective to painting. It's Jado or something. It's really like, that's a really major development. Now, all that said, all that happiness and everything that's great, Then I listened to your AI podcast.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

I was talking to people in LA the last couple of days. I've heard some just absolutely amazing, gothic, dire information or prognostication about AI. I don't know how to deal with that. I don't know how to think about it. I don't know what you did with that. When you finished that podcast, what did you think when you were done with that podcast?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

I was talking to people in LA the last couple of days. I've heard some just absolutely amazing, gothic, dire information or prognostication about AI. I don't know how to deal with that. I don't know how to think about it. I don't know what you did with that. When you finished that podcast, what did you think when you were done with that podcast?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

Did you want to go out to the parking lot and scream or what?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

Did you want to go out to the parking lot and scream or what?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

I mean, I think that's—I'll talk about that for one minute, but I think it's subsidiary to, like, well, maybe people will have nothing else to do to watch because they won't have any jobs and they won't have anything— I mean, or maybe it's a Chinese AI nuclear race. No, I mean, it's so terrifying that I don't know. There won't be a movie business. I don't know. I don't want to be—I mean—

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

I mean, I think that's—I'll talk about that for one minute, but I think it's subsidiary to, like, well, maybe people will have nothing else to do to watch because they won't have any jobs and they won't have anything— I mean, or maybe it's a Chinese AI nuclear race. No, I mean, it's so terrifying that I don't know. There won't be a movie business. I don't know. I don't want to be—I mean—

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

One of my – I think a personal philosophy that I've – it's not something – again, it's not an agenda I put in. I find this – you find out forensically what you really think when you go out and sell your picture. It's really an odd thing. And over time, I've really become more aware in these kinds of conversations and post facto what I've really been doing.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

One of my – I think a personal philosophy that I've – it's not something – again, it's not an agenda I put in. I find this – you find out forensically what you really think when you go out and sell your picture. It's really an odd thing. And over time, I've really become more aware in these kinds of conversations and post facto what I've really been doing.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

And one of the things I feel I've really been doing – I think human behavior and human insecurities and just all the things that make us chaotic, complicated beings has always had a corrosive effect on every technology and weapon and everything that's been thrown in its way. I think it's like water. It leaks down and it rusts.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

And one of the things I feel I've really been doing – I think human behavior and human insecurities and just all the things that make us chaotic, complicated beings has always had a corrosive effect on every technology and weapon and everything that's been thrown in its way. I think it's like water. It leaks down and it rusts.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

It's managed to wonderfully rust out all of the things that have been thrown at it before. I don't know. if this is one that we can beat. And in your scenario, maybe it's true. Maybe live theater will become just this cult-like thing. Maybe there'll be some huge, incredible renaissance of return to an acoustic community in every way, shape, or form. I don't know.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

It's managed to wonderfully rust out all of the things that have been thrown at it before. I don't know. if this is one that we can beat. And in your scenario, maybe it's true. Maybe live theater will become just this cult-like thing. Maybe there'll be some huge, incredible renaissance of return to an acoustic community in every way, shape, or form. I don't know.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

But I am not sanguine about the next corner we're going to turn. And... That's something we have no frame of reference for that. So absent that, I would try to be optimistic, I suppose.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
What Makes Art ‘Left Wing’?

But I am not sanguine about the next corner we're going to turn. And... That's something we have no frame of reference for that. So absent that, I would try to be optimistic, I suppose.