Author: John Milius

Quotes

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

- John Milius

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director.

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director.

- John Milius

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

- John Milius

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden.

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden.

- John Milius

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified for - are now looked at as classics.

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified for - are now looked at as classics.

- John Milius

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

- John Milius

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