--- title: "4 Halloween Quotes By John Carpenter" description: "4 Halloween quotes by John Carpenter. Plus more from John Carpenter and more Halloween sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/john-carpenter-11345_certain_in-halloween-i-viewed-the-characters-as_397541.png" --- > [In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/in-halloween-i-viewed-the-characters-as-simply-normal-teenagers/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/john-carpenter-11345_certain_in-halloween-i-viewed-the-characters-as_397541.png) > [“I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes... the devil's eyes." ~Dr. Sam Loomis/Halloween”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-met-this-six-year-old-child-with-this-blank-pale-emotionless-face/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/john-carpenter-11345_children_i-met-this-six-year-old-child-with-this_549020.png) > [Halloween put me on the map, and I'm very sad to hear of his death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/halloween-put-me-on-the-map-and-i-m-very-sad-to-hear-of-his-death/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/john-carpenter-11345_death_halloween-put-me-on-the-map-and-i-m-very_2684837.png) > [I made a decision back in 1978 that, in a trade off for money when I directed Halloween, I would have my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-made-a-decision-back-in-1978-that-in-a-trade-off-for-money-when-i/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/john-carpenter-11345_decision_i-made-a-decision-back-in-1978-that-in-a_3170830.png) ## Other authors on Halloween - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ray-bradbury-77494.jpg) Ray Bradbury 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/ray-bradbury/) - [Richelle E. Goodrich 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/richelle-e-goodrich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-leno-47716.jpg) Jay Leno 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/jay-leno/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sharon-needles-84563.jpg) Sharon Needles 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/sharon-needles/) - [J. Tonzelli 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/j-tonzelli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christa-miller-23666.jpg) Donald Pleasence 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/donald-pleasence/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christophe-agou-23873.jpg) Keira D. Skye 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/keira-d-skye/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bijou-phillips-17810.jpg) Rachel Zucker 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/rachel-zucker/) - [Damien Echols 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/damien-echols/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-peterson-21538.jpg) Cassandra Peterson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/cassandra-peterson/) ## More by John Carpenter > [The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/the-strongest-human-emotion-is-fear-it-s-the-essence-of-any-good/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big sound with them, electronic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/from-early-on-when-synthesizers-were-first-introduced-into-music-i/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/it-s-a-very-good-time-for-horror-this-business-certainly-has-changed/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [Horror is always the same. It changes with the culture and changes with technology. The stories are always the same. There are just two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/horror-is-always-the-same-it-changes-with-the-culture-and-changes/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [ Horror is a reaction; it's not a genre. Somebody's life would have to be in danger for it \[story\] to be a horror story. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/horror-is-a-reaction-it-s-not-a-genre-somebody-s-life-would-have-to/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [ A lot of it \[success\] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/a-lot-of-it-success-is-luck-that-s-a-huge-part-of-it-that-no-one/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [I don't watch my films. I've seen 'em enough after cutting them and putting the music on. I don't ever want to see them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-don-t-watch-my-films-i-ve-seen-em-enough-after-cutting-them-and/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-just-aim-for-basketball-season-to-start-i-don-t-really-care-about/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [One of my heroes is a composer named James Bernard, and oh my God... I can still listen to his music today and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/one-of-my-heroes-is-a-composer-named-james-bernard-and-oh-my-god-i/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/what-scares-me-is-what-scares-you-we-re-all-afraid-of-the-same-things/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/in-halloween-i-viewed-the-characters-as-simply-normal-teenagers/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-can-play-just-about-any-keyboard-but-i-can-t-read-or-write-a-note/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [We all question our sanity. Everyone has had an experience of loss of control of something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/we-all-question-our-sanity-everyone-has-had-an-experience-of-loss-of/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [“I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes... the devil's eyes." ~Dr. Sam Loomis/Halloween”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-met-this-six-year-old-child-with-this-blank-pale-emotionless-face/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) > [I'm pretty happy with who I am. I like myself and what I'm doing. I don't need to be the world's greatest director or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-m-pretty-happy-with-who-i-am-i-like-myself-and-what-i-m-doing-i-don/) [John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/john-carpenter/#itemlist", "name": "4 Halloween Quotes By John Carpenter", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer, is definitely repressed. 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