When you're working with an ensemble, I think you really need different energies because you don't have much time with each character to make them feel real. You want strong personalities that are very different. — John Hillcoat Copy Share Image
It's great to make strong, powerful films, but in terms of people wanting to finance them, it's also very difficult. — John Hillcoat Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I like restraint. Even with actors, restraint is something that I work on the most. — John Hillcoat Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
For all the spectacle of CGI, there's something alien and unreal about that domain, like a videogame. — John Hillcoat Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
