John Hillcoat Quotes

Idris Elba blows my mind.

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

I love working with Alec Baldwin. He's one of the five greatest actors ever to live.

There are certainly contemporaries that I admire, like Emily Blunt. I think she is amazing.

I'm a huge fan of Dustin Hoffman.

I think Gina Rowlands is an amazing actress.

Philip Seymour Hoffman - I just think he's incredible.

I believe Gary Cole is one of the greats.

I love everything about Benedict Cumberbatch because he's so intelligent and talented.

James Spader is a good actor.

I'm a huge fan of Beyonce for so many reasons, and not the reasons that most people are. There's the obvious reasons - she's gorgeous, she's talented or whatever, but I think she's really super-consistent.

Richard Burton is one of my heroes.

Don Cheadle is up there for me. I've met him; he's a cool little dude. I admire his work.

Samantha Morton is one of the best actresses in the world.

I think Tilda Swinton is terribly interesting. I think she's fascinating. I love her work.

Debra Winger blows me away, always.

James McAvoy is one of my favorite actors of all time.

I'm a huge admirer of Keanu. I think he's absolutely extraordinary.

I really love Tom Hardy. He makes really interesting choices.

Ricky Whittle is fabulous.

I think William H. Macy is the best actor in Hollywood.

Willem Dafoe is a huge hero of mine.

I would not dream of taking on Tobey Maguire. Plus, he's a talented and nice guy, and I have nothing but nice things to say about him.

[Elijah Wood] is a really fully-rounded, amazing human being, and I feel incredibly lucky, especially given how closely we have to work together.

Josh Brolin is an actor that I really, really like; he's fantastic. I worked with him once; he's a really great actor.