[John] Hughes was open to that [rehearsal]. This can only happen if the director and/or the writer are open to that. — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
We [ with Emilio Estevez] asked if we could take some things [ in Breakfast Club] that weren't in the shooting draft,… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Part of the reason I thought that I might do a series is, my dad has pretty much been on the same… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I don't know if one's more typecasting than the other, or what I am more like. But I know that the high… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I was just in a few episodes the first season [ of Empire]. They didn't kill me, but I haven't been back… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I went to acting school with Mario Van Peebles. For a little while, he was at the same school. So he asked… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I think that there's room for everyone. I don't think that if one person succeeds then another must fail. That's lunacy. I'm… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I still think Brooke Shields is aces. She's really smart, interesting, doesn't feel that her time is more valuable than anyone else's.… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes you don't have the opportunities for some of the most A-list-type movies, big-budget movies. But I think it's… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Though [John] Hughes did provide for us, if we wanted, to go to a local high school and try to blend in.… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Kim Coates is really funny. He's a blast. If you have to get beaten up and tortured, he's a good guy to… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
If you read a script enough, especially a good script - I try to read it 40 to 50 times before you… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Stagecoach is really my first Western-Western, the whole horses and gunplay. It was really fun. We shot it fast, too. We got… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
[John Hurt] just really gifted, and I had a great time working with him and [am] very lucky to have worked with him. — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I enjoyed [playing lawyer in From The Hip] as an ode to my dad. My dad went to Harvard and Harvard Law School, so… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
You have to be so confident and so gifted to fill five minutes of nothing at the very beginning of a play before even… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
[John] Hughes was open to that [rehearsal]. This can only happen if the director and/or the writer are open to that. — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
You have to kind of roll with the punches. That's why I think work begets work to a certain degree. I just try and… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I don't know if one's more typecasting than the other, or what I am more like. But I know that the high school I… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John [Hurt] is… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
[In The Dark Backward ] someone who has writer's block and kills people in A Cabin By The Lake. I guess he's a type… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
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![“We [ with Emilio Estevez] asked if we could take some things [ in Breakfast Club] that weren't in the shooting draft, but from earlier drafts, "Can we maybe use this?" And Hughes was very amenable to all that. And there was some stuff that I liked, and I said, "How about this?" And he went, "Well…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d38/judd-nelson-4498_amenable_we-with-emilio-estevez-asked-if-we-could_595872.jpg)
![“I was just in a few episodes the first season [ of Empire]. They didn't kill me, but I haven't been back in season two or three. I don't know if they have plans for me or not. But I enjoyed working on it. And I think it's a really talented group of actors and, boy, very enterprising to try and…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c2/judd-nelson-4498_actors_i-was-just-in-a-few-episodes-the-first-s_1611000.jpg)
![“I went to acting school with Mario Van Peebles. For a little while, he was at the same school. So he asked me if I wanted to do [ New Jack City]. He said, "There's not really a role. We'll figure something out. But would you like to?" And I was like, "Sure." 'Cause he said it was Chris Rock and…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/afb/judd-nelson-4498_acting_i-went-to-acting-school-with-mario-van-p_1775481.jpg)
![“Though [John] Hughes did provide for us, if we wanted, to go to a local high school and try to blend in. Michael [Hall] and Molly [Ringwald ] already had school to go to with their tutors. Ally [Sheedy] wanted nothing to do with high school. She said, "I remember it fine. I don't want to go back."…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9c6/judd-nelson-4498_allies_though-john-hughes-did-provide-for-us-if_1963905.jpg)
![“[John Hurt] just really gifted, and I had a great time working with him and [am] very lucky to have worked with him.” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9e6/judd-nelson-4498_gifted_john-hurt-just-really-gifted-and-i-had-a_161327.jpg)
![“I enjoyed [playing lawyer in From The Hip] as an ode to my dad. My dad went to Harvard and Harvard Law School, so he had some friends that practiced in Boston. So, there was a big law firm that he hooked me up with the senior partner, then the senior partner hooked me up with a young lawyer who…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e3f/judd-nelson-4498_attorney_i-enjoyed-playing-lawyer-in-from-the-hip_212963.jpg)
![“It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John [Hurt] is telling me the story as he's sitting in that witness chair, and they're putting the final touches of makeup on. And he goes, "Hold on a second," to stop his story…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0ad/judd-nelson-4498_actors_it-s-like-they-talk-about-how-american-a_470630.jpg)
![“[In The Dark Backward ] someone who has writer's block and kills people in A Cabin By The Lake. I guess he's a type of serial killer, but I don't know.” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/245/judd-nelson-4498_block_in-the-dark-backward-someone-who-has-wri_512485.jpg)