Film 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…

— John Landis

Marketing does have a lot to do with the success of a film. But even more so, and especially since home video, I've learned…

— John Landis

One of the challenges of the movie is there are no apologies or excuses.

— John Landis

I am very direct and I tend to treat everyone exactly the same, which sometimes gets me in trouble because some movie stars feel…

— John Landis

Rock 'n' roll started to make so much money and generated so much income for the record companies that suddenly it was no longer…

— John Landis

It's not that I don't want to, it's just that there's no money in it. By that I mean the way the video business…

— John Landis

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…

— John Landis

What's interesting as a director, and even studio executives don't understand this, is that if you're directing a $200 million movie with six million…

— John Landis

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…

— John Landis

Anytime something makes money, no matter how outré, it's instantly mainstream. A good example is rock 'n' roll. When rock 'n' roll was first…

— John Landis

The pedigree's pretty high. For people who are really scary movie fans, this is nirvana. If you're in the mood to get scared, just…

— John Landis

In my career, my movies tend to polarize critics.

— John Landis

The 1960s and 1970s were the real years for independent film, because they were really independent. Plus, there were hundreds of distributors. There were…

— John Landis

They sought out rap music to attack, but you don't hear that anymore because it made too much money. They use Che Guevara to…

— John Landis

Directors, like actors, get typecast.

— John Landis