61 Quotes by John Landis

Well, the bottom line is that I’m extremely pleased with ‘The Stupids.’ I’m pleased that it’s coming out, and it should look good. It’s nice looking, with the colors and stuff. I made it for kids, and I really would like them to see it.

I am very direct and I tend to treat everyone exactly the same, which sometimes gets me in trouble because some movie stars feel like they should be treated differently. But, when you’re dealing with good actors, they really appreciate it.

I’m very lucky to have worked in the ’70s. It’s a different industry and distribution is in a state of flux. It’s all different platforms, they’re doing this video-on-demand thing and also playing the film theatrically. It’s funny to me: In the States it’s an arthouse movie.

For some reason, people think of me as someone who can do anything I want. And I’m not. You know, I need someone to put up the money.

Movies are brand new. Film is less than 150 years old. It’s brand new, compared to any other art form, all of which are thousands of years old.

The idea of doing a children’s film is different, but quite honestly I like doing anything – any genre. I’ve only made one Western, which was ‘Three Amigos,’ but I would love to make a serious Western. I’m just wide open.

Directors, like actors, get typecast. And because I’ve had great success with comedy and horror and TV shows, that’s basically what I’m kind of offered.

Rock ‘n’ roll started to make so much money and generated so much income for the record companies that suddenly it was no longer evil.

I’ve been all over the world, and to be in Milan and see guys dressed as Jake and Elwood is amazing. They really have become a part of the culture.