In the penultimate lecture of the BAFTA & BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series 2013, American screenwriter Tony Gilroy (the Bourne films, Michael Clayton) talks about the journey to his first script sale aged 30, his outlining, writing and editing process, and why 'the quality of your writing is absolutely capped by your understanding of human behaviour'.

Recorded at the BFI Southbank on 29 September 2013.

Sponsored by The JJ Charitable Trust.

Watch this session on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv3DcXIUaRw

Read the transcript on our website: http://static.bafta.org/files/tony-gilroy-lecture-transcript-2058.pdf

The Screenwriters' Lectures are presented as originally recorded. Some of the lectures may contain outdated comments or views which some listeners may find insensitive or offensive.

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