Author: John Hughes

Quotes

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

I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me.

I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me.

- 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

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 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

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

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'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

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