John Milius Quotes

• I hardly said a word to my wife until I said ‘yes’ to divorce.

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

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

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• I also thought of myself as the Sonny Barger of the film industry.

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• Films are always pretentious. There’s nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.

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• 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.

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• Also, they don’t understand – writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language.

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• A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

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• Everybody’s a filmmaker today.

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John Milius (29)

Birth:	11th April, 1944
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

About

John Frederick Milius was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an American screenwriter, film director and producer of motion pictures. He directed several films include: Dillinger, The Wind and the Lion, Big Wednesday, Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, Farewell to the King, and Flight of the Intruder. He has written several films include: Evel Knievel, Jeremiah Johnson, Magnum Force, Dillinger, The Wind and the Lion, Big Wednesday, Apocalypse Now (Nominated- Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium), Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, Extreme Prejudice, Farewell to the King, Geronimo: An American Legend, Clear and Present Danger, and Texas Rangers. He produced several films include: Hardcore, and Uncommon Valor.

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