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 admirecommanderdirector Change image and share on social
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 of truth to the fact that time will dignify anything, too. John Milius degreedignifyfact Change image and share on social
I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling of critics or something, but everybody wants to be loved and admired. John Milius admirecriticdarling Change image and share on social
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 made 5 million bucks - I don't even think it made that. John Milius absolutelybigbuck Change image and share on social
The filmmakers always have a great level of control. John Milius controlfilmmakergreat Change image and share on social
Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker. John Milius filmfilmmakerpretentious Change image and share on social
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 exactly what he wanted to do. They didn't sit there and think about it. John Milius admiredirectorgood Change image and share on social
A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization. John Milius civilizationlotpeople Change image and share on social
Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way. John Milius factinventmatter Change image and share on social