Quotes from John Milius

Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.

I've always had trouble with authority.

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

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.

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 like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave.

Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified for - are now looked at as classics.

To be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.

I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.