--- title: "1 John Carpenter Quotes By P. J. Soles" description: "1 John Carpenter quotes by P. J. Soles. Plus more from P. J. Soles and more John Carpenter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/p-j-soles-18979_carpenter_john-carpenter-was-very-gentle-he-was-ve_838859.jpg" --- > [John Carpenter was very gentle. He was very tender. He really liked talking to actors. He really wanted you to be comfortable. He waited until you were ready to do the scene, and he has a lot of confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/john-carpenter-was-very-gentle-he-was-very-tender-he-really-liked/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/p-j-soles-18979_carpenter_john-carpenter-was-very-gentle-he-was-ve_838859.jpg) ## More by P. J. Soles > [I did Our Winning Season movie that Joe Roth produced, and Joe Ruben, who did Sleeping With The Enemy. He's a really cool director.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/i-did-our-winning-season-movie-that-joe-roth-produced-and-joe-ruben/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [My strategy to show caricature idea of American youth culture, which I think worked after talking about it for so many years, is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/my-strategy-to-show-caricature-idea-of-american-youth-culture-which-i/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [The Ramones were a great bunch of guys. They were very quiet, very shy. They were a little in awe of the filmmaking process,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/the-ramones-were-a-great-bunch-of-guys-they-were-very-quiet-very-shy/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [I went to Briar Cliff College initially, and then I transferred to Georgetown University, because I was a Russian major, and I was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/i-went-to-briar-cliff-college-initially-and-then-i-transferred-to/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [With Halloween, the director was this genius wonder boy who was the writer, director, producer, along with his girlfriend. They were this team, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/with-halloween-the-director-was-this-genius-wonder-boy-who-was-the/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [John Carpenter was very gentle. He was very tender. He really liked talking to actors. He really wanted you to be comfortable. He waited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/john-carpenter-was-very-gentle-he-was-very-tender-he-really-liked/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [I think Japans work really hard, and when they have a chance to listen to music, they just go crazy. And the Ramones would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/i-think-japans-work-really-hard-and-when-they-have-a-chance-to-listen/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [The Ramones couldn't play in my key. They couldn't switch keys, so Ed Stasium literally had to play all the instruments for my version…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/the-ramones-couldn-t-play-in-my-key-they-couldn-t-switch-keys-so-ed/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [It was always fun auditioning for commercials, because that was the beginning of my career, and me figuring out how I was going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/it-was-always-fun-auditioning-for-commercials-because-that-was-the/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > ['Carrie' was a pretty big-budget movie at a real studio, with a director that had already done a bunch of things and had some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/carrie-was-a-pretty-big-budget-movie-at-a-real-studio-with-a-director/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [At 7 in the morning, Rob Zombie calls. I just let the machine answer it, because I'm like, "Who's calling me at 7 in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/at-7-in-the-morning-rob-zombie-calls-i-just-let-the-machine-answer-it/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [Joe Roth, who ended up becoming president of 20th Century Fox, he was the producer of Our Winning Season. This was one of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/joe-roth-who-ended-up-becoming-president-of-20th-century-fox-he-was/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [I think Harold Ramis is a genius beyond genius, and he's the nicest guy, funniest guy, sweetest guy ever. So I don't know if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/i-think-harold-ramis-is-a-genius-beyond-genius-and-he-s-the-nicest/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [Carrie was a pretty big-budget movie at a real studio, with a director that had already done a bunch of things and had some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/carrie-was-a-pretty-big-budget-movie-at-a-real-studio-with-a-director-2/) [P. J. Soles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-soles/) > [Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive. They're really great supporters, and they really love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-soles/japan-has-really-great-fans-for-all-kinds-of-music-i-think-they-re/) [P. J. 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