I'm from Chicago, I live in Chicago and I wanted very much for the music in Chicago to succeed. — John Hughes Copy Share Image
I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz. — John Hughes Copy Share Image
I used to judge the quality of music by whether I could make a 90-minute cassette and not repeat any artists. — John Hughes Copy Share Image
When I approach a band, I want to respect them and be respectful of their music. I'm not gonna say, 'Look, you… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be in music, but I'm not talented at all. Now I just go to concerts, and I'm fascinated… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
The best sounds a kid will get is in a movie theater, with huge speakers, turned up loud. I always mix my… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
To have a song work for the movie, it can't just be written apart and shoved in. It's got to come out… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, 'cause they were cooler; they had better taste in music, for one thing,… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
The outpouring of generosity is overwhelming. People across the Lehigh Valley are moved by the images they are seeing on TV and they want… — John Hughes Copy Share
Most of my characters are romantic rather than sexual. I think that's an essential difference in my pictures. I think they are more accurate… — John Hughes Copy Share
Maitre D' : I appreciate your understanding. Ferris: Don't think twice. It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a… — John Hughes Copy Share
You can go home and put the record on and dance. I want to watch how the band does it. I want to look… — John Hughes Copy Share
At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in… — John Hughes Copy Share
I don't consider myself qualified to do a movie about international intrigue - I seldom leave the country. — John Hughes Copy Share
If I'm on a roll, and I finish a script at 3:00, I'll start another at 3:02. — John Hughes Copy Share
I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people.… — John Hughes Copy Share
I think it's wrong not to allow someone the right to have a problem because of their age. People say, 'Well, they're young. They… — John Hughes Copy Share
It's arguable whether a hit song is gonna add to the business a film does. There are plenty of films that didn't do any… — John Hughes Copy Share
A geek is a guy who has everything going for him but he's just too young. He's got the software but he doesn't have… — John Hughes Copy Share
I don't think I'm making any great statements, and I certainly don't think I'm making art. — John Hughes Copy Share
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… — John Hughes Copy Share
What a director should be doing is making it appear as though there was no script. — John Hughes Copy Share
