Cinema Quotes by John McTiernan

You see a lot of good ideas or well-written scripts that are bad ideas.

— John McTiernan

To find a script that works with provocative ideas is hard to find.

— John McTiernan

The entertainment is in the presentation.

— John McTiernan

In a thriller, the camera's an active narrator, or can be.

— John McTiernan

Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me.

— John McTiernan

Thrillers are an enormous amount of fun for filmmakers.

— John McTiernan