Im fascinated by failure, and Im fascinated by finality. Shakespeares historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to th…

- George Hickenlooper

Generally in my films like Hearts of Darkness or Picture This, I try not to make myself a presence in the film.

- George Hickenlooper

The promise of celebrity is a transcendental human state of existence. It's not real. We do know the fact that celebrities as mortal beings exist and…

- George Hickenlooper

The arc of the celebrity phenomenon ultimately is: everything turns to dust and everything does go away.

- George Hickenlooper

Most people, 95% of people, are good people. Its the 5% who get seduced by power.

- George Hickenlooper

Im very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.

- George Hickenlooper

Theres something unique about the United States, a sense of individual rights and freedoms, and a sense of social and civic responsibility that we co…

- George Hickenlooper

At times doc filmmaking feels more rewarding creatively. Because you are creating something out of pure cinema - instead of narrative cinema, where y…

- George Hickenlooper

I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is mor…

- George Hickenlooper