John Milius Quotes

I don't know why this concept of what is hip became so important to me.

Most people care what people think about them... we all do.

There is nothing that makes more cowards and feeble men than public opinion.

There was so much pressure to fit in, I tried to force myself to be like everyone else. The last thing any teen wants is to be 'uncool.'

I want to do well and I want to fit in.

I remember the general anxiety of teenager, and I remember establishing some sort of appearance based on what my peers would think. And cliques, oh my God, the worst. The worst!

Fame or perceived success - it all comes from groupthink.

I think a lot of young kids at school are very conscious of trying to keep credibility in case they kind of stand out in a crowd and get bullied by trying to stay cool and stuff. And my whole thing, all the way through school, was I was just a goof... I didn't care.

Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy.

Being an actress is similar to trying to fit in with the popular kids in high school. You're expected to drive the right car, wear the right clothes and say the right things.

I think everyone in their life has some point on their life wanted to be like everybody else or wanted to be like the captain of the football team.

I'm not trying to become popular.

I don't want to be too cool. You get so caught up with whether you're doing it right.

Popularity is totally overrated.

I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition - and I have never suffered from it.

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

In grade school I was smart, but I didn't have any friends. In high school, I quit being smart and started having friends.

I don't need to hang out in a posse and try to act cool.

When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.

I don't think coolness used to be such a commodity among adults. And now it is.

Kids all want to look cool, as if knowledge is a great burden, but they're always looking around. They remember.

For high school, everything is about what you wear, how you come to school, and in high school, a lot of people judge you. So fashion is something that can save you - at least, it saved me.

You want to please society. You want to be happy. You want to be well liked. You want to be held in high esteem and be respected. These are real things. You want respect from your peers, respect from your loved ones; you want to be looked up to for your achievements and your accomplishments. All of this requires conformity in some form or another.

I always tried to fit in, so I was a cheerleader with the orange skin and white-blonde hair, and Hooters was part of that.

You don't have to be the cool party guy, getting everyone's attention.