I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden. — John Milius Copy Share Image
Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker. — John Milius Copy Share Image
There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra,' where everything looked… — John Milius Copy Share
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… — John Milius Copy Share
You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified… — John Milius Copy Share
You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass judgment on you really have nothing to do with… — John Milius Copy Share
Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. — John Milius Copy Share
A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew… — John Milius Copy Share
Yeah, there's absolutely. I mean, remember when The Searchers came out, it was a relatively big hit for a Western, and I think it… — John Milius Copy Share
Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills. — John Milius Copy Share
I may not be the strongest guy or the most well armed, but you can put me in a room with a pencil and… — John Milius Copy Share
Yeah, I think that's it... It's like Jesse James. He became really popular because he lasted so long. You know, there is some degree… — John Milius Copy Share
