John McTiernan
John McTiernan
John Campbell McTiernan, Jr.is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero, the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance, and the heist film-remake The Thomas Crown Affair...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth8 January 1951
CountryUnited States of America
John McTiernan quotes about
asked hired
He asked me if I had hired him in any other area, and I said, 'No, I didn't.
entertainment presentation
The entertainment is in the presentation.
narrators cameras thrillers
In a thriller, the camera's an active narrator, or can be.
couple action thrillers
Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me.
fun enormous thrillers
Thrillers are an enormous amount of fun for filmmakers.
ideas scripts provocative
To find a script that works with provocative ideas is hard to find.
ideas scripts wells
You see a lot of good ideas or well-written scripts that are bad ideas.