[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
I remember Emilio [Estevez] and I were at John's house during the rehearsal process. And John [Huges] had mentioned he wrote the… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Breakfast Club was great because we had a real rehearsal, and we shot primarily in sequence. I thought that was going to… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Breakfast Club was great because we had a real rehearsal, and we shot primarily in sequence. — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
As they were building that library in that school's gym [in the Breakfast Club], they built a rehearsal space for us. It… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
There were a few things that, in rehearsal, any one of us might try. [John] Hughes would go, "I like that," to… — 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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![“I remember Emilio [Estevez] and I were at John's house during the rehearsal process. And John [Huges] had mentioned he wrote the first draft of Breakfast Club in a weekend. And we both at the same time went, "First draft? How many do you have?" And John said he's got four other drafts. And we go…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01c/judd-nelson-4498_breakfast_i-remember-emilio-estevez-and-i-were-at_1215641.jpg)
![“As they were building that library in that school's gym [in the Breakfast Club], they built a rehearsal space for us. It was really an empty room taped out with the same dimensions of the library. And they had the tables all there. And he had us sitting at the same table. All of us.” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/584/judd-nelson-4498_breakfast_as-they-were-building-that-library-in-th_2778750.jpg)
![“There were a few things that, in rehearsal, any one of us might try. [John] Hughes would go, "I like that," to me spitting up in the air and catching it in my mouth. It was just something I did in a rehearsal and Molly [ Ringwald] went, "Ewww." And John went, "Can you do that again?" And I went…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f88/judd-nelson-4498_air_there-were-a-few-things-that-in-rehearsa_3167725.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)