John Hillcoat Quotes

Awards and nominations really help sell films.

Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.

I don't think people we'll miss the fact that SDC is way up there and that our profile is high.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

Fame, in Trumpian fashion, is war. You are expected to defend your fame; many people want to take it from you.

Celebrity doesn't serve me unless it advances the work that I'm doing.

I'm very camera shy, but I realise it's important to promote films.

The Golden Thumb is not as good as the Oscar, but it is a lot of fun.

There's a lot of spotlight that comes along with being the best in the world.

My mom did more press than me for 'Faces.'

Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's not the driving force. It's a by-product.

I don't care where I sit in terms of hierarchy, box office takings, or any of that stuff.

Fame is a very unnatural human condition.

Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power, to be famous. I think it's obvious: you have more influence the more well-known you are. And, hopefully, it's righteously used.

If you're not in 'The Washington Post' every day, you might as well not exist.

I would hate to be in a situation where my entire focus was obsessing around the issue of whether we're going to win best picture.

If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build.

I don't really like the Oscars; it's a commercial promotional event. It helps immeasurably to sell films, but it's hardly the Nobel prize.

Everyone in the film industry does a lot of drama to get the limelight.

Notoriety is such a prized thing. Society suddenly wants your opinion on things - everyone from your mom to an editor at The New York Times.

Do I want everyone in Australia to know who I am? Absolutely. But the only way I can do that is by winning fights.

When I came into the NFL, there were three things that were very important to me: money, power and prestige. I was powerful now because I was a famous athlete. I had prestige because I was doing what everybody wanted to do. And I had a lot of money.

Fame has never been high on my agenda.

The more success you have, the more attention and the more spotlight comes to your name.

I just stick to my job, which is acting. Things like posters, publicity material, and promotions are entirely the film-maker's prerogative. I don't get into all of that.