--- title: "1 Write Going Quotes By John Hughes" description: "1 Write Going quotes by John Hughes. Plus more from John Hughes and more Write Going sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/john-hughes-10415_cinema_i-have-a-hundred-things-i-m-dying-to-do_1340799.png" --- > [I have a hundred things I'm dying to do. Make that a hundred and four. I'm going to write for a while. Going to see Pretty In Pink. Get to go sit in theaters and look at the film with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/i-have-a-hundred-things-i-m-dying-to-do-make-that-a-hundred-and-four/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/john-hughes-10415_cinema_i-have-a-hundred-things-i-m-dying-to-do_1340799.png) ## More by John Hughes > [The outpouring of generosity is overwhelming. People across the Lehigh Valley are moved by the images they are seeing on TV and they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/the-outpouring-of-generosity-is-overwhelming-people-across-the-lehigh/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [Most of my characters are romantic rather than sexual. I think that's an essential difference in my pictures. I think they are more accurate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/most-of-my-characters-are-romantic-rather-than-sexual-i-think-that-s/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [Maitre D' : I appreciate your understanding. Ferris: Don't think twice. It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/maitre-d-i-appreciate-your-understanding-ferris-don-t-think-twice-it/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [You can go home and put the record on and dance. I want to watch how the band does it. I want to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/you-can-go-home-and-put-the-record-on-and-dance-i-want-to-watch-how/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/at-the-time-i-came-along-hollywood-s-idea-of-teen-movies-meant-there/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [I don't consider myself qualified to do a movie about international intrigue - I seldom leave the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/i-don-t-consider-myself-qualified-to-do-a-movie-about-international/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [Those who say 'you only live once' have never read a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/those-who-say-you-only-live-once-have-never-read-a-book/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [If I'm on a roll, and I finish a script at 3:00, I'll start another at 3:02.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/if-i-m-on-a-roll-and-i-finish-a-script-at-3-00-i-ll-start-another-at/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/i-m-a-former-hippie-so-clothes-are-important-to-me-your-clothes/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [I think it's wrong not to allow someone the right to have a problem because of their age. People say, 'Well, they're young. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/i-think-it-s-wrong-not-to-allow-someone-the-right-to-have-a-problem/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [It's arguable whether a hit song is gonna add to the business a film does. There are plenty of films that didn't do any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/it-s-arguable-whether-a-hit-song-is-gonna-add-to-the-business-a-film/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [A geek is a guy who has everything going for him but he's just too young. He's got the software but he doesn't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/a-geek-is-a-guy-who-has-everything-going-for-him-but-he-s-just-too/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [I don't think I'm making any great statements, and I certainly don't think I'm making art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/i-don-t-think-i-m-making-any-great-statements-and-i-certainly-don-t/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one. Then I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/i-so-desperately-hate-to-end-these-movies-that-the-first-thing-i-do/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) > [What a director should be doing is making it appear as though there was no script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hughes/what-a-director-should-be-doing-is-making-it-appear-as-though-there/) [John Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hughes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/write-going/john-hughes/#itemlist", "name": "1 Write Going Quotes By John Hughes", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have a hundred things I'm dying to do. Make that a hundred and four. I'm going to write for a while. Going to see Pretty In Pink. Get to go sit in theaters and look at the film with great pride. 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