It's the aspirations that capitalism is promoting as beautiful, positive attributes that are dangerous. All that is in the bedrooms of the… — John Hillcoat Beautiful Copy Share Image
What was so amazing and inspiring about 'GoodFellas' was that it showed the foot soldiers; the people more at the bottom as… — John Hillcoat Amazing Copy Share Image
I always try and find a place for Guy Pearce. The great thing about him is he's so versatile, and I wouldn't… — John Hillcoat Find Copy Share Image
I've realized I've become a bit reactive to each film I do. After 'The Road,' I was desperate to do something that… — John Hillcoat Cinema Copy Share Image
I think what actors have to do, what performers have to do to emotionally get to that place and have a camera… — John Hillcoat Camera Copy Share Image
It's not awards per se that bother me; it's entirely to do with the impetus they give for marketing a film. — John Hillcoat Awards Copy Share Image
Even on a large ensemble where their parts are relatively small - because having ten main characters obviously affects their screen time… — John Hillcoat Great Copy Share Image
I don't really play games and don't know much about them, but my son certainly does. — John Hillcoat About Copy Share Image
Certain films, when shot digitally, the detail is like CG: you can't feel the sweat. I feel like digital is alienating. There's… — John Hillcoat Cinema Copy Share Image
Comedy, I'm still in awe of. I think you need a comic genius somewhere in the mix. It's got to be the… — John Hillcoat Actor Copy Share Image
The problem with an economic meltdown is that the responsibility and the challenges to deal with the environment are squandered. That's an… — John Hillcoat Afghanistan Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot about getting film sensibilities on digital. — John Hillcoat About Copy Share Image
There's major changes happening with technology and economics. But unfortunately, the initial reaction on any new frontier, it gets bloody, and people… — John Hillcoat Bloody Copy Share Image
I love those sorts of stories where you actually see the consequences of what violence does physically to people as well as… — John Hillcoat Consequences Copy Share Image
I take very seriously that challenge of trying to do genre films - but elevated genre films. — John Hillcoat Challenge Copy Share Image
I consider myself a humanist. Even if I do very dark worlds, I try to make those characters real humans as opposed… — John Hillcoat Cartoons Copy Share Image
When you're working with an ensemble, I think you really need different energies because you don't have much time with each character… — John Hillcoat Character Copy Share Image
I have very mixed feelings about big corporations. Oftentimes, they're more troublesome than not. — John Hillcoat About Copy Share Image
My own personal aesthetic is all to do with real actors and real locations and a kind of almost hyper reality and… — John Hillcoat Beauty Copy Share Image
I know the power of going to Mount St. Helens, and to see that level of devastation is quite something - the… — John Hillcoat Cruelty Copy Share Image
It's the murkiness of humanity that I find endlessly fascinating. — John Hillcoat Endlessly Copy Share Image
What's amazing about 'White Heat' is that, even for its time, it's very truthful in the way it deals with violence. — John Hillcoat Amazing Copy Share Image
