Genre Quotes by John Hillcoat

I am very keen to do a film that's female-led.

— John Hillcoat

It's great to make strong, powerful films, but in terms of people wanting to finance them, it's also very difficult.

— John Hillcoat

Fear shuts off possibilities. The first thing that kicks in when you're reacting with fear... This is what I love about Roosevelt's quote, "There's…

— John Hillcoat

I like restraint. Even with actors, restraint is something that I work on the most.

— John Hillcoat

I like the realism of anti-heroes. It's a healthy thing. I think heroes can be very unhealthy at times because it doesn't connect you…

— John Hillcoat

I love strong women.

— John Hillcoat

Everyone has a family, even if they're at war or fallen apart. It's the closest initial bond, and there's a sort of primal element…

— John Hillcoat

For all the spectacle of CGI, there's something alien and unreal about that domain, like a videogame.

— John Hillcoat

The one that I've always wanted - and I have Scott Rudin in my way blocking it - is 'Blood Meridian,' which Cormac McCarthy…

— John Hillcoat

I love working with ensemble groups of actors.

— John Hillcoat

I love the sci-fi movies where it's from the point of view of humans in that situation... When it becomes too clever in its…

— John Hillcoat

I like to do commercials that are more than just flogging a product. It needs to have something to say. It's always an opportunity…

— John Hillcoat

Radiohead showed a real affinity to being bold with visual imagery, so it came as no surprise when Jonny Greenwood did 'There Will Be…

— John Hillcoat

It's such an intense thing to make a film.

— John Hillcoat

I personally found 'Avatar' - the blue people, to me, looked like painted art from the seventies. It didn't have the realism as, say,…

— John Hillcoat