58 Quotes by John Hillcoat

I know the power of going to Mount St. Helens, and to see that level of devastation is quite something - the power of tsunamis, etc. But it's human cruelty, the base level of humanity, that scares me most.

There is a capacity for violence we all harbour, and under certain circumstances, it comes out.

We talk about that a lot: how, when you're under pressure, it brings out the best and the worst in people.

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.'

Bands are actively seeking more film involvement - because the days of recording albums and MTV and even touring, to some extent, are gone.

I think the environment is the biggest threat mankind has ever faced.

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.

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.

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.