My salary for 'Splash' was $350,000. I got about $800,000 for 'Summer Rental.' So, yes, I thought, 'Well, here's a chance to get some furniture for the house and some clothes for the kids.' — John Candy Copy Share Image
My big break down here was working with Steven Spielberg in '1941.' It was a very small role, as Corporal Foley, who was part… — John Candy Copy Share Image
Our audience for SCTV was older than today's moviegoers, and with the cost of making movies being what it is today, it's hard for… — John Candy Copy Share Image
“There was no way I was gonna walk around this place with my dork hanging out!” — John Candy Copy Share Image
I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds. — John Candy Copy Share Image
I know what I have to do if I want to lose weight and stay healthy: eat a proper diet and exercise. All I've… — John Candy Copy Share Image
As long as you can savor the humorous aspect of misery and misfortune, you can overcome anything. — John Candy Copy Share Image
I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character. — John Candy Copy Share Image
I would come home and re-create every movie. Our backyard became a battleship, a war zone, a western town. — John Candy Copy Share Image
You know, the finest line a man will walk is between success at work and success at home. — John Candy Copy Share Image
