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" I think the environment is the biggest threat mankind has ever faced. "
John Hillcoat
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" There is a capacity for violence we all harbour, and under certain circumstances, it comes out. "
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" Film has its own innate poetry. "
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" Basically, I frittered away the Nineties making pop videos and being pretty self-indulgent. "
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Nineties
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" I'm an Australian. And I'm speaking generally here, but Australians in general aren't patriotic or nationalistic. Our country was built by immigrants. So, by my experience, I've seen the way immigration has transformed nations. They are the key people who quite literally build civilizations, be it culturally or musically. "
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" Everyone has a family, even if they're at war or fallen apart. It's the closest initial bond, and there's a sort of primal element to that. Your primary relationships are formed out of family. "
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Relationships
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" It's such an intense thing to make a film. "
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Make
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" It's the murkiness of humanity that I find endlessly fascinating. "
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Humanity
Find
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" My own personal aesthetic is all to do with real actors and real locations and a kind of almost hyper reality and actuality to things. But the digital world, I explore that through other mediums, with music videos and commercials. Even 'The Road' was a real learning curve for me with digital effects. "
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" I love strong women. "
John Hillcoat
Love
Strong Women
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" I always try and find a place for Guy Pearce. The great thing about him is he's so versatile, and I wouldn't work with an actor that much if it weren't for the fact that he had so much versatility. "
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Place
Try
Work
" Social media, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter - I steer away from them. They're alienating us socially as well as bringing us together. "
John Hillcoat
Social Media
Together
Media
" I like to do commercials that are more than just flogging a product. It needs to have something to say. It's always an opportunity for a director to say something substantial and interesting. "
John Hillcoat
Opportunity
Interesting
Always
" We talk about that a lot: how, when you're under pressure, it brings out the best and the worst in people. "
John Hillcoat
People
Pressure
Best
" Bands are actively seeking more film involvement - because the days of recording albums and MTV and even touring, to some extent, are gone. "
John Hillcoat
Involvement
MTV
More
" I've realized I've become a bit reactive to each film I do. After 'The Road,' I was desperate to do something that had color and warmth to it and a stronger sense of community. "
John Hillcoat
Community
Stronger
Road
" Radiohead showed a real affinity to being bold with visual imagery, so it came as no surprise when Jonny Greenwood did 'There Will Be Blood.' "
John Hillcoat
Bold
Being
Surprise
" When you have a major movie star, and then they're surrounded by local extras, it takes me out or makes me more conscious of what's going on, as opposed to losing myself in the movie. "
John Hillcoat
You
Star
Losing
" I have very mixed feelings about big corporations. Oftentimes, they're more troublesome than not. "
John Hillcoat
Corporations
Big
Mixed
" I love working with ensemble groups of actors. "
John Hillcoat
Working
I Love
Love
" I love the sci-fi movies where it's from the point of view of humans in that situation... When it becomes too clever in its ideas, the cyber-punk, high-tech thing, it becomes more about something else. "
John Hillcoat
View
Love
Ideas
" For all the spectacle of CGI, there's something alien and unreal about that domain, like a videogame. "
John Hillcoat
Spectacle
Like
Alien
" Any way you want to slice it, the thing about the apocalypse is, since the beginning of time, it's the projection of mankind's worst fear. The day that, as a race, our number is up. "
John Hillcoat
Beginning
Day
Fear
" I like the realism of anti-heroes. It's a healthy thing. I think heroes can be very unhealthy at times because it doesn't connect you to reality. "
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" I love 'Alien' and 'Blade Runner' and '2001.' "
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