Blues Brothers Quotes

20 quotes from 18 authors

If the echo of a saxophone and a laugh‑filled road trip still haunts you, this handful of quotes hits the spot. They blend the film’s comic edge with the soulful beats that inspired countless playlists, offering a quick glimpse into why the duo endures. Fans of music history, comedy classics, or iconic film soundtracks often wander here, so those sections could be a rewarding next stop.

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After 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.

John Landis

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I had to shoot shotguns for The Blues Brothers. But I don't like that stuff. Too butch for me.

Carrie Fisher

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I grew up watching 'Saturday Night Live' and those comedians - that's really even what got me into music was The Blues…

John Popper

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I go out with my band six months of the year and the rest of them with the Blues Brothers.

Eddie Floyd

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Lorne finally said, Do the Blues Brothers thing. The response was amazing. People went nuts.

Steve Cropper

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I love Muddy Waters and Nina Simone. I also watched 'The Blues Brothers' movie over and over.

Hozier

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If I'm at a party and someone puts on a Blues Brothers tape, I tend to go nuts.

Todd Barry

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When I was a kid watching "The Blues Brothers," I could not think of a better thing than watching 300 cop cars…

Will Forte

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On long car rides, we would always listen to the 'Blues Brothers' soundtrack and try to emulate everything that Aretha Franklin was…

Phillipa Soo

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Look at the opening sequence of 'The Blues Brothers,' which starts at the prison. The way it was filmed, it does not…

Jay Chandrasekhar

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“The two of us with our scrappy motor and no idea what was going to happen next, a Persian version of the…

Lois Pryce

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“Of all their eccentricities, Sally most ferociously mocked the habit Lobsang and Joshua had developed of watching old movies in the bowels…

Terry Pratchett

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I just want to keep writing characters who are interesting and complicated people and interesting roles for women, in TV or film…

Elizabeth Meriwether

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I want to do a romantic comedy that nobody thought I could do. And then do a comedy with Dan Aykroyd that…

John Belushi

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The first record i ever bought was the Blues Brothers' 'Briefcase Full of Blues.' I wanted to get into comedy, so I…

John Popper

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There was some scene in The Blues Brothers movie, when they had the chicken wire across the front of the stage, and…

William Bell

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We played one warm-up gig at this bar that was kinda like that bar in 'The Blues Brothers' with the chicken wire.…

Lauren Ambrose

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“The Runaway Five's obvious influence is The Blues Brothers. During localization, their black and white suits were made more colorful to avoid…

Ken Baumann

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I had just discovered jazz, and I started singing in a kind of blues cover band at the age of 15. We…

Hozier

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My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback in red, like the one in 'The Blues Brothers.' I painted a Union…

Richard Hammond

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