John Hillcoat Quotes

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

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• I am a Buddhist.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Buddhist

• The American grips himself, at the very sources of his consciousness, in a grip of care: and then, to so much of the rest of life, is indifferent. Whereas, the European hasn't got so much care in him, so he cares much more for life and living.

  

  D. H. Lawrence
  • Life
  • American
  • Rest

• I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • Up
  • Give
  • Finished

• The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.

  

  Abraham Maslow
  • People
  • Good
  • Security

• Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different.

  

  Damien Hirst
  • People
  • Different
  • Live

• I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

  

  Vicente Fox
  • Power
  • Guardian

• Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.

  

  G. Edward Griffin
  • History
  • Mistake
  • United

• A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.

  

  Gary Becker
  • Chinese
  • Stronger
  • Lead

• Could today's construction worker married to a clerical worker guarantee four children a college education and buy a house? That's what we're fighting about.

  

  Xavier Becerra
  • Children
  • Today
  • House

• Television shows and movies that are all white, I can't watch them. They totally alienate me.

  

  B. D. Wong
  • Movies
  • Television
  • Shows

• I'm such a boots-jeans-tops-blazer girl.

  

  Yvonne Strahovski
  • Girl

• I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • People
  • Great
  • Real

• I think that's like the age-old psychological core issue for any situation. Anybody who has had an experience with a parent that is absent, it's going to manifest.

  

  Kate Hudson
  • Experience
  • Age
  • Think

• Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.

  

  Yoko Ono
  • Music
  • Why
  • Art

• The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

  

  Edith Wharton
  • Ideas
  • Air
  • Breathing

• Awards are not the only markers of success; I don't judge myself just based on them. I believe that each cinema-goer has his own mental trophies.

  

  Fan Bingbing
  • Believe
  • Success
  • Myself

• I am a journalist.

  

  Patricia Cornwell
  • Journalist

• 'Helter-Skelter' was the motive for the murders. Manson borrowed that term from a Beatles song on the 'White Album.' In England, helter-skelter is a playground ride. To Manson, helter-skelter meant a war between whites and blacks that the Beatles were in favor of.

  

  Vincent Bugliosi
  • War
  • Song
  • Ride

• And she did not miss his presence so much as his voice on the phone. Even being lied to constantly, though hardly like love, was sustained attention; he must care about her to fabricate so elaborately and over such a long stretch of time. His deceit was a form of tribute to the importance of their marriage.

  

  Ian Mcewan
  • Time
  • Long
  • She

• I have to start with elements of myself, which is what you always do as an actor.

  

  Kate Baldwin
  • Myself
  • Always
  • Start

• With Dick Smith there, and the words of Peter Shaffer... they've got to be the most beautiful descriptions in music ever written on film or in literature. And we could hear the music accompanying the words... What more can you ask for?

  

  F. Murray Abraham
  • Music
  • Beautiful
  • Words

• I've just finished reading 'The Second Plane,' and I think it's some of the best non-fiction I've ever read.

  

  M. J. Hyland
  • Think
  • Reading
  • Best

• I remember being told very early on, 'Just say what they want to hear in the audition, and we'll figure it out later on.' So there have been a few tricky moments. I once said I could ride, when the truth is I'm terrified of horses, but I got the job!

  

  Oliver Jackson-Cohen
  • Job
  • Truth
  • Remember

• 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
  • Time
  • Amazing
  • Violence