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> [Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/also-they-don-t-understand-writing-is-language-the-use-of-language/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

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## More by John Milius

> [Everybody's a filmmaker today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/everybody-s-a-filmmaker-today/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/there-is-a-certain-kind-of-respect-for-authenticity-today-that-there/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [I've always had trouble with authority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/i-ve-always-had-trouble-with-authority/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/egotism-is-not-a-good-quality-it-s-not-something-to-be-admired-or/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/i-hardly-said-a-word-to-my-wife-until-i-said-yes-to-divorce/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/you-know-i-find-it-very-strange-when-movies-that-i-made-that-were/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/you-never-know-when-you-re-going-to-be-considered-un-hip-the-people/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/charging-a-man-with-murder-in-this-place-was-like-handing-out/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/a-lot-of-directors-don-t-know-what-they-want-to-do-every-director-i/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/yeah-there-s-absolutely-i-mean-remember-when-the-searchers-came-out/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/writing-requires-a-great-deal-of-skill-just-like-painting-does-people/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [I've always been able to survive by writing, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/i-ve-always-been-able-to-survive-by-writing-though/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/a-lot-of-people-thought-of-me-as-a-threat-to-western-civilization/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [I may not be the strongest guy or the most well armed, but you can put me in a room with a pencil and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/i-may-not-be-the-strongest-guy-or-the-most-well-armed-but-you-can-put/)

[John Milius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milius/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milius/yeah-i-think-that-s-it-it-s-like-jesse-james-he-became-really-popular/)

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