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 Copy Share Image
I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. — John Milius Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills. — John Milius Copy Share Image
