Author: John Hughes

Quotes

I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz.

I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz.

- John Hughes

I stumbled into this business, I didn't train for it. I yelled 'Action!' on my first two movies before the camera was turned on.

I stumbled into this business, I didn't train for it. I yelled 'Action!' on my first two movies before the camera was turned on.

- John Hughes

I'm from Chicago, I live in Chicago and I wanted very much for the music in Chicago to succeed.

I'm from Chicago, I live in Chicago and I wanted very much for the music in Chicago to succeed.

- John Hughes

Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun.

Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun.

- John Hughes

I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one. Then I don't feel sad about having to leave and everybody going away.

I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one. Then I don't feel sad about having to leave and everybody going away.

- John Hughes

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

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

- John Hughes

I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw 'Doctor Zhivago' every day from the day it opened until the day it left the theater.

I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw 'Doctor Zhivago' every day from the day it opened until the day it left the theater.

- John Hughes

When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time.

When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time.

- John Hughes

Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie!

Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie!

- John Hughes

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